St. Cloud 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 St. Cloud city, MN population aged 25 years and above was 40,285. 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 3,870 people without a high school diploma (ie. 9.61% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 43.51% White Alone, and 44.13% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 9,847 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 24.44% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 83.18% White Alone, and 7.44% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 14,471 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 35.92% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 81.60% White Alone, and 13.42% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 12,097 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 30.03% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 89.24% White Alone, and 5.02% 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 St. Cloud city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of St. Cloud city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
St. Cloud city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 1684 43.51
Black Alone 1708 44.13
Asian Alone 199 5.14
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 66 1.71
Some Other Race Alone 113 2.92
Two or More Races 100 2.58
St. Cloud 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 1587 41.01
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 228 5.89
All Other Ethnicities 2055 53.10
St. Cloud city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 8191 83.18
Black Alone 733 7.44
Asian Alone 201 2.04
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 66 0.67
Some Other Race Alone 180 1.83
Two or More Races 476 4.83
St. Cloud 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 8029 81.54
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 402 4.08
All Other Ethnicities 1416 14.38
St. Cloud 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 11808 81.60
Black Alone 1942 13.42
Asian Alone 308 2.13
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 81 0.56
Some Other Race Alone 27 0.19
Two or More Races 305 2.11
St. Cloud 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 11725 81.02
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 168 1.16
All Other Ethnicities 2578 17.82
St. Cloud city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 10795 89.24
Black Alone 607 5.02
Asian Alone 270 2.23
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 32 0.27
Some Other Race Alone 47 0.39
Two or More Races 346 2.86
St. Cloud 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 10739 88.77
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 242 2.00
All Other Ethnicities 1116 9.23