Northeast South Dakota News

37.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Clear Lake in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 3.2 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,503.

91.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	88	8.3
Regular high school diploma	287	26.9
GED or alternative credential	15	1.4
Some college, less than 1 year	44	4.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	230	21.6
Associate's degree	146	13.7
Bachelor's degree	216	20.3
Master's degree	33	3.1
Professional school degree	5	0.5
Doctorate degree	1	less than 0.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.