Southeast South Dakota News

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

This was 11.1 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 549.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	29	8.6
Regular high school diploma	118	35.1
GED or alternative credential	8	2.4
Some college, less than 1 year	17	5.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	64	19
Associate's degree	38	11.3
Bachelor's degree	49	14.6
Master's degree	10	3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	3	0.9

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