North Idaho Times

18.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in De Smet in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 18.2 percent lower than the state average of 36.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 172.

88.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

De Smet residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	12	11.4
Regular high school diploma	13	12.4
GED or alternative credential	22	21
Some college less than 1 year	14	13.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	25	23.8
Associate's degree	13	12.4
Bachelor's degree	0	0
Master's degree	6	5.7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.