Western South Dakota News

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

This was 14.1 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 784.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	68	12.3
Regular high school diploma	173	31.2
GED or alternative credential	59	10.6
Some college, less than 1 year	36	6.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	70	12.6
Associate's degree	61	11
Bachelor's degree	71	12.8
Master's degree	17	3.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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