Southeast South Dakota News

31.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Ethan in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 7.5 percent lower than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 365.

92.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Ethan residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	18	7.3
Regular high school diploma	85	34.6
GED or alternative credential	11	4.5
Some college less than 1 year	6	2.4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	48	19.5
Associate's degree	54	22
Bachelor's degree	18	7.3
Master's degree	5	2
Professional school degree	1	0.4
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.