High Country Times

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

This was 10.8 percent higher than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 766.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	22	3.3
Regular high school diploma	79	11.8
GED or alternative credential	18	2.7
Some college, less than 1 year	69	10.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	128	19.2
Associate's degree	53	7.9
Bachelor's degree	162	24.3
Master's degree	83	12.4
Professional school degree	30	4.5
Doctorate degree	24	3.6

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