South Utah News

37.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Escalante in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 6.2 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 695.

96.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Escalante residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	22	3.8
Regular high school diploma	189	33
GED or alternative credential	18	3.1
Some college, less than 1 year	26	4.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	103	18
Associate's degree	53	9.2
Bachelor's degree	116	20.2
Master's degree	36	6.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	10	1.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.