WC Texas News

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

This was 28.3 percent lower than the state average of 38.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 899.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	86	15
Regular high school diploma	162	28.3
GED or alternative credential	89	15.5
Some college, less than 1 year	58	10.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	122	21.3
Associate's degree	17	3
Bachelor's degree	24	4.2
Master's degree	15	2.6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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