North Panhandle Times

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

This number was 4.5 percent higher than the state average of 28 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 336.

76.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Reader 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	74	23.3
Regular high school diploma	68	21.5
GED or alternative credential	9	2.8
Some college, less than 1 year	7	2.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	56	17.7
Associate's degree	9	2.8
Bachelor's degree	73	23
Master's degree	21	6.6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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