Central Louisiana News

28 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in DeRidder in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 1.7 percent lower than the state average of 29.7 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 11,050.

85.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many DeRidder residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,058	14.1
Regular high school diploma	2,158	28.7
GED or alternative credential	509	6.8
Some college, less than 1 year	444	5.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,244	16.5
Associate's degree	489	6.5
Bachelor's degree	1,091	14.5
Master's degree	409	5.4
Professional school degree	69	0.9
Doctorate degree	47	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.