Upper West SC News

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

This was 3.6 percent lower than the state average of 38.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 676.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	101	20
Regular high school diploma	132	26.2
GED or alternative credential	7	1.4
Some college, less than 1 year	14	2.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	72	14.3
Associate's degree	29	5.8
Bachelor's degree	98	19.4
Master's degree	51	10.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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