South Winston Salem News

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

This was 17.3 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,355.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	183	20
Regular high school diploma	260	28.4
GED or alternative credential	76	8.3
Some college, less than 1 year	61	6.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	109	11.9
Associate's degree	82	9
Bachelor's degree	97	10.6
Master's degree	35	3.8
Professional school degree	8	0.9
Doctorate degree	3	0.3

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