Southern West Virginia News

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

This was 9.3 percent higher than the state average of 28.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 3,467.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	98	4
Regular high school diploma	828	33.6
GED or alternative credential	166	6.7
Some college, less than 1 year	172	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	257	10.4
Associate's degree	370	15
Bachelor's degree	320	13
Master's degree	204	8.3
Professional school degree	25	1
Doctorate degree	23	0.9

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