Central South Dakota News

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

This was 4.4 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 435.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	41	15.6
Regular high school diploma	59	22.4
GED or alternative credential	16	6.1
Some college, less than 1 year	19	7.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	32	12.2
Associate's degree	44	16.7
Bachelor's degree	47	17.9
Master's degree	5	1.9
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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