Southeast South Dakota News

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

This was 0.6 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 658.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	66	12.7
Regular high school diploma	139	26.8
GED or alternative credential	14	2.7
Some college, less than 1 year	37	7.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	53	10.2
Associate's degree	37	7.1
Bachelor's degree	127	24.5
Master's degree	44	8.5
Professional school degree	1	0.2
Doctorate degree	0	0

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