Central South Dakota News

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

This number was 1.7 percent higher than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 842.

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

Faulkton 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	47	7.9
Regular high school diploma	202	34.1
GED or alternative credential	12	2
Some college less than 1 year	29	4.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	60	10.1
Associate's degree	71	12
Bachelor's degree	111	18.8
Master's degree	44	7.4
Professional school degree	10	1.7
Doctorate degree	6	1

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