East Kentucky Times

4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Phelps in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 28.5 percent lower than the state average of 32.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 771.

66.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Phelps residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	226	33.2
Regular high school diploma	161	23.6
GED or alternative credential	123	18.1
Some college, less than 1 year	61	9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	83	12.2
Associate's degree	0	0
Bachelor's degree	14	2.1
Master's degree	13	1.9
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.