NE Piedmont News

29.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Stem in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 9.9 percent lower than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,029.

88.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Stem residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	73	11.3
Regular high school diploma	117	18.1
GED or alternative credential	19	2.9
Some college less than 1 year	88	13.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	161	24.9
Associate's degree	76	11.7
Bachelor's degree	80	12.4
Master's degree	14	2.2
Professional school degree	17	2.6
Doctorate degree	2	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.