Northeast South Dakota News

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

This number was 15.0 percent lower than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 557.

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

Big Stone 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	62	13.5
Regular high school diploma	178	38.8
GED or alternative credential	16	3.5
Some college less than 1 year	40	8.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	52	11.3
Associate's degree	55	12
Bachelor's degree	44	9.6
Master's degree	6	1.3
Professional school degree	6	1.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

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