Southeast South Dakota News

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

This was 11.5 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 952.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	86	12.5
Regular high school diploma	232	33.7
GED or alternative credential	25	3.6
Some college, less than 1 year	43	6.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	100	14.5
Associate's degree	80	11.6
Bachelor's degree	73	10.6
Master's degree	20	2.9
Professional school degree	27	3.9
Doctorate degree	2	0.3

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