West NY News

94.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Chautauqua in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 49.6 percent higher than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 380.

98.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Chautauqua residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2	1.7
Regular high school diploma	0	0
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	0	0
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	5	4.2
Associate's degree	13	10.8
Bachelor's degree	34	28.3
Master's degree	50	41.7
Professional school degree	8	6.7
Doctorate degree	8	6.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.