Western South Dakota News

19.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Central in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 21.4 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 157.

93.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	8	6.5
Regular high school diploma	56	45.5
GED or alternative credential	20	16.3
Some college, less than 1 year	7	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	8	6.5
Associate's degree	3	2.4
Bachelor's degree	18	14.6
Master's degree	3	2.4
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.