Western South Dakota News

46.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Spearfish in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 6.8 percent higher than the state average of 40 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 11,393.

95.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Spearfish residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	334	4.5
Regular high school diploma	1,863	25.3
GED or alternative credential	177	2.4
Some college, less than 1 year	371	5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,167	15.9
Associate's degree	650	8.8
Bachelor's degree	1,847	25.1
Master's degree	653	8.9
Professional school degree	114	1.5
Doctorate degree	182	2.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.