High Country Times

56.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Beech Mountain in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 16 percent higher than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 614.

96.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Beech Mountain residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	19	3.5
Regular high school diploma	75	13.8
GED or alternative credential	15	2.8
Some college, less than 1 year	49	9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	77	14.1
Associate's degree	42	7.7
Bachelor's degree	146	26.8
Master's degree	69	12.7
Professional school degree	32	5.9
Doctorate degree	21	3.9

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.