Charleston Leader

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

This number was 8.3 percent lower than the state average of 26.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,092.

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

Coal Fork 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	160	19
Regular high school diploma	345	41.1
GED or alternative credential	38	4.5
Some college less than 1 year	38	4.5
Some college 1 or more years no degree	104	12.4
Associate's degree	28	3.3
Bachelor's degree	57	6.8
Master's degree	22	2.6
Professional school degree	37	4.4
Doctorate degree	11	1.3

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