SW Missouri News

15.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Purcell in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 20.9 percent lower than the state average of 36.5 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 468.

83.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Purcell residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	44	16.4
Regular high school diploma	113	42
GED or alternative credential	8	3
Some college, less than 1 year	27	10
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	35	13
Associate's degree	19	7.1
Bachelor's degree	17	6.3
Master's degree	6	2.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.