East New Mexico News

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

This was 22.8 percent lower than the state average of 37 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 578.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	109	25
Regular high school diploma	118	27.1
GED or alternative credential	6	1.4
Some college, less than 1 year	24	5.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	117	26.8
Associate's degree	40	9.2
Bachelor's degree	8	1.8
Master's degree	11	2.5
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	3	0.7

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