Western South Dakota News

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

This number was 23.8 percent higher than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 2,192.

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

Colonial Pine Hills 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	82	5.4
Regular high school diploma	122	8
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college less than 1 year	150	9.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	210	13.8
Associate's degree	178	11.7
Bachelor's degree	493	32.3
Master's degree	180	11.8
Professional school degree	33	2.2
Doctorate degree	76	5

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