Finger Lakes Today

26.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cato in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 17.7 percent lower than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 695.

93.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Cato residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	27	6.8
Regular high school diploma	162	40.5
GED or alternative credential	16	4
Some college less than 1 year	17	4.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	73	18.3
Associate's degree	55	13.8
Bachelor's degree	26	6.5
Master's degree	24	6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.