Central South Dakota News

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

This number was 15.9 percent lower than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 309.

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

Wessington 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	20	12.3
Regular high school diploma	68	41.7
GED or alternative credential	13	8
Some college less than 1 year	10	6.1
Some college 1 or more years no degree	14	8.6
Associate's degree	15	9.2
Bachelor's degree	17	10.4
Master's degree	6	3.7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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