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

This was 0.8 percent higher than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 421.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	10	4.3
Regular high school diploma	57	24.4
GED or alternative credential	2	0.9
Some college, less than 1 year	21	9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	41	17.5
Associate's degree	50	21.4
Bachelor's degree	44	18.8
Master's degree	9	3.8
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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