Higher Education in Perkins County, South Dakota

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Perkins County, South Dakota, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 36.8 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Perkins have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 13.8 percent (Men) versus 15.4 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is High School Diploma category, with 37.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Perkins County, South Dakota according the 2000 Decennial Census, 14.8 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 33.4 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Perkins County, South Dakota has a moderately-educated working age population, with 14.6 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Perkins was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of South Dakota's proportion of 21.6 percent and a lower percent than the US proportion of 24.4 percent.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.