Northeast South Dakota News

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

This was 10.3 percent higher than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 480.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	0	0
Regular high school diploma	95	26
GED or alternative credential	4	1.1
Some college, less than 1 year	35	9.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	44	12.1
Associate's degree	30	8.2
Bachelor's degree	94	25.8
Master's degree	42	11.5
Professional school degree	6	1.6
Doctorate degree	15	4.1

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