Northeast South Dakota News

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

This number was 9.3 percent lower than the state average of 40 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 331.

89.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Chester 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	25	10.8
Regular high school diploma	68	29.4
GED or alternative credential	11	4.8
Some college, less than 1 year	13	5.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	43	18.6
Associate's degree	35	15.2
Bachelor's degree	30	13
Master's degree	3	1.3
Professional school degree	3	1.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

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