Western South Dakota News

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

This number was 24.2 percent lower than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 75.

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

Fruitdale 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	19	31.7
Regular high school diploma	19	31.7
GED or alternative credential	1	1.7
Some college less than 1 year	10	16.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	2	3.3
Associate's degree	0	0
Bachelor's degree	4	6.7
Master's degree	5	8.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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