Northeast South Dakota News

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

This was 17.8 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 231.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	21	12.4
Regular high school diploma	47	27.8
GED or alternative credential	13	7.7
Some college, less than 1 year	11	6.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	38	22.5
Associate's degree	29	17.2
Bachelor's degree	8	4.7
Master's degree	2	1.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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