Central Montana Times

32.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Chester in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 8.5 percent lower than the state average of 41.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 1,099.

88.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Chester residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	94	11.4
Regular high school diploma	236	28.6
GED or alternative credential	6	0.7
Some college, less than 1 year	67	8.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	151	18.3
Associate's degree	101	12.2
Bachelor's degree	108	13.1
Master's degree	37	4.5
Professional school degree	20	2.4
Doctorate degree	5	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.