Western South Dakota News

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

This was 3.6 percent higher than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,251.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	79	5.2
Regular high school diploma	339	22.2
GED or alternative credential	142	9.3
Some college, less than 1 year	120	7.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	167	10.9
Associate's degree	82	5.4
Bachelor's degree	466	30.5
Master's degree	113	7.4
Professional school degree	18	1.2
Doctorate degree	0	0

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