Northeast South Dakota News

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

This number was 17.3 percent lower than the state average of 40 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 219.

88.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many New Effington 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	19	11.7
Regular high school diploma	49	30.1
GED or alternative credential	17	10.4
Some college, less than 1 year	13	8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	28	17.2
Associate's degree	25	15.3
Bachelor's degree	8	4.9
Master's degree	4	2.5
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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