South Winston Salem News

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

This was 14.3 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,028.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	88	13.6
Regular high school diploma	186	28.7
GED or alternative credential	21	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	25	3.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	149	23
Associate's degree	75	11.6
Bachelor's degree	76	11.7
Master's degree	28	4.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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