There were 71,330 students enrolled in Dakota County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Minnesota Department of Education.
In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Dakota County comprised 51% boys, with girls representing the remaining 49%.
Data also showed that white students made up 55.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Dakota County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 15.5%, 13.5% Black students, 7.1% multiracial students, 6.2% Asian students, 2% American Indian students, 0.1% Hawaiian Pacific Islander students and 0.1% Other Indigenous Peoples students.
Rosemount Senior High had the highest enrollment among Dakota County’s 115 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 2,364 students.
With more than 870,000 students enrolled, Minnesota’s public school system is the 10th-largest in the United States. As of 2025 the student-to-teacher ratio in the state’s public schools is 15 to 1, on par with the national average.Â
Enrollment in Dakota County Schools Over 4 Years
Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Dakota County Schools
| School name | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemount Senior High | 2,380 | 2,364 | -0.7% |
| Eastview Senior High | 2,312 | 2,328 | 0.7% |
| Eagan Senior High | 2,202 | 2,274 | 3.3% |
| Farmington High School | 2,196 | 2,153 | -2% |
| Burnsville High School | 2,100 | 2,029 | -3.4% |
| Apple Valley Senior High | 1,919 | 1,999 | 4.2% |
| Lakeville North High | 1,866 | 1,871 | 0.3% |
| Lakeville South High | 1,895 | 1,816 | -4.2% |
| Two Rivers High School | 1,648 | 1,710 | 3.8% |
| Burnsville Area Learning Center | — | 1,350 | — |
| Hastings High School | 1,390 | 1,301 | -6.4% |
| Scott Highlands Middle | 1,207 | 1,228 | 1.7% |
| Dakota Hills Middle | 1,181 | 1,184 | 0.3% |
| Hastings Middle School | 1,178 | 1,183 | 0.4% |
| Rosemount Middle | 1,187 | 1,141 | -3.9% |
| Valley Middle School of STEM | 1,060 | 1,090 | 2.8% |
| Falcon Ridge Middle | 987 | 1,088 | 10.2% |
| Simley Senior High | 1,058 | 1,030 | -2.6% |
| Century Middle School | 959 | 950 | -0.9% |
| Black Hawk Middle | 900 | 889 | -1.2% |
| South St. Paul High School | 868 | 866 | -0.2% |
| Robert Boeckman Middle School | 867 | 855 | -1.4% |
| Kenwood Trail Middle School | 788 | 854 | 8.4% |
| McGuire Middle | 861 | 844 | -2% |
| East Lake Elementary School | 829 | 844 | 1.8% |
| Inver Grove Heights Middle | 792 | 817 | 3.2% |
| Rosemount Elementary | 766 | 803 | 4.8% |
| Friendly Hills Middle | 740 | 785 | 6.1% |
| Heritage E-STEM Magnet School | 760 | 761 | 0.1% |
| Greenleaf Elementary | 759 | 747 | -1.6% |
| Red Pine Elementary | 725 | 740 | 2.1% |
| Echo Park Elementary School of Leadership, Engineering and Technology | 765 | 732 | -4.3% |
| Lake Marion Elementary | 790 | 727 | -8% |
| Cedar Park Elementary School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math | 725 | 722 | -0.4% |
| Woodland Elementary | 720 | 720 | 0% |
| Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science | 681 | 707 | 3.8% |
| Levi P. Dodge Middle School | 687 | 692 | 0.7% |
| Diamond Path Elementary School of International Studies | 676 | 686 | 1.5% |
| Parkview Elementary | 701 | 674 | -3.9% |
| Lincoln Center Elementary | 665 | 670 | 0.8% |
| Highland Elementary | 678 | 662 | -2.4% |
| Highview Elementary School | — | 658 | — |
| Kennedy Elementary | 630 | 638 | 1.3% |
| Hilltop Elementary | 613 | 626 | 2.1% |
| Kaposia Education Center Elementary | 636 | 620 | -2.5% |
| North Trail Elementary | 609 | 612 | 0.5% |
| Meadowview Elementary | 621 | 600 | -3.4% |
| Cherry View Elementary | 885 | 599 | -32.3% |
| Lakeview Elementary | 532 | 588 | 10.5% |
| Oak Ridge Elementary School of Leadership, Environmental and Health Sciences | 590 | 583 | -1.2% |
| Southview Elementary | 573 | 576 | 0.5% |
| Thomas Lake Elementary | 604 | 575 | -4.8% |
| Riverview Elementary | 585 | 573 | -2.1% |
| Oak Hills Elementary | 680 | 571 | -16% |
| William Byrne Elementary | 569 | 569 | 0% |
| Eastview Elementary | 711 | 543 | -23.6% |
| South St. Paul Middle School | 589 | 535 | -9.2% |
| Deerwood Elementary | 526 | 528 | 0.4% |
| Sky Oaks Elementary | 459 | 524 | 14.2% |
| Pinewood Community Elementary | 501 | 519 | 3.6% |
| Pine Bend Elementary | 527 | 511 | -3% |
| Shannon Park Elementary | 523 | 508 | -2.9% |
| Westview Elementary | 498 | 500 | 0.4% |
| Farmington Elementary | 545 | 493 | -9.5% |
| Seven Hills Preparatory Academy, Burnsville Elementary | 542 | 480 | -11.4% |
| Akin Road Elementary | 520 | 479 | -7.9% |
| Christa McAuliffe Elementary | 489 | 470 | -3.9% |
| Kennedy Elementary | 455 | 461 | 1.3% |
| Randolph Elementary | 461 | 445 | -3.5% |
| Pinecrest Elementary | 439 | 436 | -0.7% |
| Randolph Secondary | 409 | 430 | 5.1% |
| Great Oaks Academy School of Grammar | 385 | 430 | 11.7% |
| Huddleston Elementary | 496 | 430 | -13.3% |
| Garlough Environmental Magnet | 394 | 414 | 5.1% |
| Somerset Elementary | 402 | 412 | 2.5% |
| Northview Elementary | 385 | 396 | 2.9% |
| Orchard Lake Elementary | 411 | 390 | -5.1% |
| Pilot Knob STEM Magnet School | 378 | 387 | 2.4% |
| Rahn Elementary | 363 | 383 | 5.5% |
| Edward Neill Elementary | 357 | 377 | 5.6% |
| Moreland Art & Health Sciences Magnet | 385 | 369 | -4.2% |
| Gideon Pond Elementary | 352 | 361 | 2.6% |
| Mendota Elementary | 372 | 358 | -3.8% |
| School of Environmental Studies | 393 | 334 | -15% |
| Vista View Elementary | 330 | 311 | -5.8% |
| Salem Hills Elementary | 310 | 281 | -9.4% |
| FIT Academy | 249 | 264 | 6% |
| Burnsville Alternative High School | 176 | 198 | 12.5% |
| FIT Academy High School | 153 | 194 | 26.8% |
| Prairie Creek Community School | 179 | 180 | 0.6% |
| STEP Academy Kg-5th – Burnsville | 240 | 171 | -28.7% |
| Discovery Charter Elementary School | 175 | 166 | -5.1% |
| Rosemount Area Learning Center | 189 | 133 | -29.6% |
| Gateway STEM Academy Charter School | 140 | 121 | -13.6% |
| 917 DCALS Main | 108 | 112 | 3.7% |
| Universal Academy South Elementary | — | 103 | — |
| GOA School of Logic | 47 | 101 | 114.9% |
| S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. | 94 | 99 | 5.3% |
| STEP Academy 6-12 – Burnsville | 70 | 96 | 37.1% |
| Academic Arts High School | 103 | 78 | -24.3% |
| STEAM Academy Charter School | 55 | 77 | 40% |
| Atheneum Elementary | 80 | 69 | -13.8% |
| Lakeville Pathways Academy (Extension Services) | 62 | 58 | -6.5% |
| 917 DCALS North | 77 | 54 | -29.9% |
| Diamondhead Ready to Learn | 31 | 50 | 61.3% |
| Joseph Nicollet Middle School | 748 | 50 | -93.3% |
| ABE Diploma Program | 56 | 40 | -28.6% |
| Tilden Community Preschool | — | 35 | — |
| Hastings Alternative Center | 34 | 32 | -5.9% |
| Early Learning and Family Resource Center | — | 31 | — |
| Simley Alternative Program | 25 | 25 | 0% |
| Universal Academy South Middle/High | — | 11 | — |
| 917 DCALS Main Extended Day EDOP | — | 10 | — |
| Burnsville Sr High Extended Day Program | 3 | 2 | -33.3% |
| Dakota Prairie Area Learning Center | — | 1 | — |
