Northeast South Dakota News

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

This number was 6.3 percent lower than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,307.

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

Clear Lake 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	133	14.2
Regular high school diploma	324	34.5
GED or alternative credential	30	3.2
Some college less than 1 year	45	4.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	98	10.4
Associate's degree	127	13.5
Bachelor's degree	121	12.9
Master's degree	40	4.3
Professional school degree	18	1.9
Doctorate degree	3	0.3

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