Altoona Times

16 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Petersburg in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 22.2 percent lower than the state average of 38.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 452.

88.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Petersburg residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	38	11.5
Regular high school diploma	185	55.9
GED or alternative credential	19	5.7
Some college less than 1 year	16	4.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	20	6
Associate's degree	40	12.1
Bachelor's degree	10	3
Master's degree	3	0.9
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.