East Indy News

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

This number was 18.2 percent lower than the state average of 34.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 898.

83.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Shirley 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	88	16.1
Regular high school diploma	232	42.3
GED or alternative credential	60	10.9
Some college, less than 1 year	30	5.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	48	8.8
Associate's degree	41	7.5
Bachelor's degree	33	6
Master's degree	15	2.7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	1	0.2

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