NW Missouri Times

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

This was 26.7 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 266.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	12	5.6
Regular high school diploma	120	56.3
GED or alternative credential	7	3.3
Some college, less than 1 year	14	6.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	36	16.9
Associate's degree	8	3.8
Bachelor's degree	14	6.6
Master's degree	1	0.5
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	1	0.5

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