Central South Dakota News

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

This was 36.4 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 26.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	4	18.2
Regular high school diploma	14	63.6
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	0	0
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3	13.6
Associate's degree	1	4.5
Bachelor's degree	0	0
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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