South DSM News

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

This was 20.2 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 142.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	12	14
Regular high school diploma	35	40.7
GED or alternative credential	7	8.1
Some college, less than 1 year	4	4.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	10	11.6
Associate's degree	2	2.3
Bachelor's degree	11	12.8
Master's degree	5	5.8
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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