Prior Lake city, MN Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 25, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Prior Lake city, MN population aged 25 years and above was 18,021. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 469 people without a high school diploma (ie. 2.60% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 62.26% White Alone, and 0.00% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 2,462 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 13.66% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 90.82% White Alone, and 0.20% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 6,019 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 33.40% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 91.98% White Alone, and 0.38% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 9,071 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 50.34% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 91.35% White Alone, and 1.46% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

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Educational Attainment of Prior Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Prior Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Prior Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 292 62.26
Black Alone 0 0.00
Asian Alone 80 17.06
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 7 1.49
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 76 16.20
Two or More Races 14 2.99
Prior Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 279 59.49
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 91 19.40
All Other Ethnicities 99 21.11
Prior Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 2236 90.82
Black Alone 5 0.20
Asian Alone 66 2.68
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 30 1.22
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 42 1.71
Two or More Races 83 3.37
Prior Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 2202 89.44
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 62 2.52
All Other Ethnicities 198 8.04
Prior Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 5536 91.98
Black Alone 23 0.38
Asian Alone 60 1.00
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 71 1.18
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 118 1.96
Two or More Races 211 3.51
Prior Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 5449 90.53
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 275 4.57
All Other Ethnicities 295 4.90
Prior Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 8286 91.35
Black Alone 132 1.46
Asian Alone 424 4.67
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 7 0.08
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 2 0.02
Some Other Race Alone 53 0.58
Two or More Races 167 1.84
Prior Lake city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 8112 89.43
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 198 2.18
All Other Ethnicities 761 8.39