Western South Dakota News

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

This was 10.4 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,553.

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	384	6.5
Regular high school diploma	1,816	30.7
GED or alternative credential	350	5.9
Some college, less than 1 year	576	9.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	980	16.6
Associate's degree	784	13.3
Bachelor's degree	751	12.7
Master's degree	232	3.9
Professional school degree	27	0.5
Doctorate degree	11	0.2

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