Northeast South Dakota News

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

This was 18.4 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 191.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2	1.6
Regular high school diploma	43	33.3
GED or alternative credential	10	7.8
Some college, less than 1 year	7	5.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	38	29.5
Associate's degree	11	8.5
Bachelor's degree	18	14
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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