Western South Dakota News

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

This number was 2.3 percent lower than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 9,277.

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

Box Elder 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	212	4.6
Regular high school diploma	1,105	24.2
GED or alternative credential	353	7.7
Some college less than 1 year	428	9.4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	785	17.2
Associate's degree	782	17.1
Bachelor's degree	765	16.7
Master's degree	136	3
Professional school degree	2	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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