Southeast South Dakota News

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

This was 6.3 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,290.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	74	8.5
Regular high school diploma	298	34.3
GED or alternative credential	26	3
Some college, less than 1 year	48	5.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	122	14.1
Associate's degree	77	8.9
Bachelor's degree	177	20.4
Master's degree	27	3.1
Professional school degree	17	2
Doctorate degree	2	0.2

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