Higher Education in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska

In Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 40.2 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska has a moderately-educated population, with 12.4 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Lake and Peninsula is reported having a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Alaska's proportion of 24.8 percent and a lower percent than United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 42.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Lake and Peninsula have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12.2 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the High School Diploma, with 35.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.