Northeast South Dakota News

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

This number was 15.2 percent lower than the state average of 40 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 188.

98.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Mellette 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	2	1.6
Regular high school diploma	37	28.7
GED or alternative credential	5	3.9
Some college, less than 1 year	14	10.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	39	30.2
Associate's degree	11	8.5
Bachelor's degree	19	14.7
Master's degree	2	1.6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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