Mid Coast Today

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

This was 5.8 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 643.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	10	2
Regular high school diploma	169	34.4
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	4	0.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	70	14.3
Associate's degree	9	1.8
Bachelor's degree	138	28.1
Master's degree	56	11.4
Professional school degree	10	2
Doctorate degree	25	5.1

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