Western South Dakota News

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

This number was 17.2 percent lower than the state average of 40 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 131.

80.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Central 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	20	19.8
Regular high school diploma	27	26.7
GED or alternative credential	17	16.8
Some college, less than 1 year	4	4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	10	9.9
Associate's degree	3	3
Bachelor's degree	20	19.8
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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