Northeast South Dakota News

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

This was 17.5 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 280.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5	2.3
Regular high school diploma	82	37.6
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	15	6.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	65	29.8
Associate's degree	34	15.6
Bachelor's degree	8	3.7
Master's degree	9	4.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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