Northeast South Dakota News

52.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Aurora in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 11.7 percent higher than the state average of 40.4 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 792.

96.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Aurora residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	21	3.9
Regular high school diploma	137	25.4
GED or alternative credential	9	1.7
Some college, less than 1 year	11	2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	80	14.8
Associate's degree	128	23.7
Bachelor's degree	123	22.8
Master's degree	25	4.6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	5	0.9

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.