Nebraska Panhandle News

29.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Bayard in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 13.4 percent lower than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,319.

87.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	109	12.6
Regular high school diploma	264	30.6
GED or alternative credential	18	2.1
Some college, less than 1 year	62	7.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	152	17.6
Associate's degree	92	10.7
Bachelor's degree	129	15
Master's degree	32	3.7
Professional school degree	4	0.5
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.