Western South Dakota News

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

This was 1.1 percent higher than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 9,937.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	296	5.3
Regular high school diploma	1,368	24.7
GED or alternative credential	414	7.5
Some college, less than 1 year	363	6.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	772	13.9
Associate's degree	780	14.1
Bachelor's degree	1,105	19.9
Master's degree	416	7.5
Professional school degree	23	0.4
Doctorate degree	4	less than 0.1

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