Northeast South Dakota News

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

This number was 12.0 percent higher than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 505.

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

Lake Poinsett 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	9	2.2
Regular high school diploma	89	21.8
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college less than 1 year	30	7.4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	71	17.4
Associate's degree	36	8.8
Bachelor's degree	110	27
Master's degree	42	10.3
Professional school degree	9	2.2
Doctorate degree	12	2.9

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