Upper West SC News

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

This was 26.3 percent lower than the state average of 38.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,455.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	412	28.5
Regular high school diploma	515	35.6
GED or alternative credential	146	10.1
Some college, less than 1 year	50	3.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	141	9.8
Associate's degree	79	5.5
Bachelor's degree	82	5.7
Master's degree	17	1.2
Professional school degree	4	0.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

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