Central South Dakota News

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

This was 12.3 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 241.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	9	5.8
Regular high school diploma	62	40.3
GED or alternative credential	14	9.1
Some college, less than 1 year	7	4.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	18	11.7
Associate's degree	26	16.9
Bachelor's degree	12	7.8
Master's degree	6	3.9
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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