Illinois Valley Times

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

This was 5.1 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 475.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	21	5.7
Regular high school diploma	74	20
GED or alternative credential	47	12.7
Some college, less than 1 year	30	8.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	55	14.9
Associate's degree	88	23.8
Bachelor's degree	46	12.4
Master's degree	5	1.4
Professional school degree	4	1.1
Doctorate degree	0	0

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