Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz
Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz
In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Dakota County comprised 51.2% boys, with girls representing the remaining 48.8%.
Data also showed that white students made up 57.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Dakota County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 14.6%, 12.9% Black students, 6.9% multiracial students, 6.1% Asian students, 1.8% 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 106 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 2,380 students.
Minnesota's educational system, the 10th largest in the United States, serves over 869,000 students across 2,709 institutions. As of 2024, the student-to-teacher ratio in the state’s public schools is 1:16, slightly worse than the national average of 1:15.
Meanwhile, data from the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reveals that Minnesota fourth and eighth graders performed mostly above the national average in math, their scores suggest a slight decline from previous years, particularly in reading.
Enrollment in Dakota County Schools Over 3 Years
Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Dakota County Schools
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemount Senior High | 2,425 | 2,380 | -1.9% |
| Eastview Senior High | 2,308 | 2,312 | 0.2% |
| Eagan Senior High | 2,171 | 2,202 | 1.4% |
| Farmington High School | 2,201 | 2,196 | -0.2% |
| Burnsville High School | 2,119 | 2,100 | -0.9% |
| Apple Valley Senior High | 1,893 | 1,919 | 1.4% |
| Lakeville South High | 1,906 | 1,895 | -0.6% |
| Lakeville North High | 1,796 | 1,866 | 3.9% |
| Two Rivers High School | 1,479 | 1,648 | 11.4% |
| Hastings High School | 1,353 | 1,390 | 2.7% |
| Scott Highlands Middle | 1,184 | 1,207 | 1.9% |
| Rosemount Middle | 1,205 | 1,187 | -1.5% |
| Dakota Hills Middle | 1,158 | 1,181 | 2% |
| Hastings Middle School | 1,210 | 1,178 | -2.6% |
| Valley Middle School of STEM | 1,076 | 1,060 | -1.5% |
| Simley Senior High | 1,062 | 1,058 | -0.4% |
| Falcon Ridge Middle | 970 | 987 | 1.8% |
| Century Middle School | 931 | 959 | 3% |
| Black Hawk Middle | 894 | 900 | 0.7% |
| Cherry View Elementary | 883 | 885 | 0.2% |
| South St. Paul High School | 923 | 868 | -6% |
| Robert Boeckman Middle School | 878 | 867 | -1.3% |
| McGuire Middle | 865 | 861 | -0.5% |
| East Lake Elementary School | 824 | 829 | 0.6% |
| Inver Grove Heights Middle | 761 | 792 | 4.1% |
| Lake Marion Elementary | 751 | 790 | 5.2% |
| Kenwood Trail Middle School | 777 | 788 | 1.4% |
| Rosemount Elementary | 775 | 766 | -1.2% |
| Echo Park Elementary School of Leadership, Engineering and Technology | 777 | 765 | -1.5% |
| Heritage E-STEM Magnet School | 768 | 760 | -1% |
| Greenleaf Elementary | 785 | 759 | -3.3% |
| Joseph Nicollet Middle School | 78 | 748 | 859% |
| Friendly Hills Middle | 735 | 740 | 0.7% |
| Cedar Park Elementary School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math | 729 | 725 | -0.5% |
| Red Pine Elementary | 728 | 725 | -0.4% |
| Woodland Elementary | 754 | 720 | -4.5% |
| Eastview Elementary | 706 | 711 | 0.7% |
| Parkview Elementary | 694 | 701 | 1% |
| Levi P. Dodge Middle School | 721 | 687 | -4.7% |
| Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science | 662 | 681 | 2.9% |
| Oak Hills Elementary | 658 | 680 | 3.3% |
| Highland Elementary | 717 | 678 | -5.4% |
| Diamond Path Elementary School of International Studies | 677 | 676 | -0.1% |
| Lincoln Center Elementary | 666 | 665 | -0.2% |
| Kaposia Education Center Elementary | 655 | 636 | -2.9% |
| Kennedy Elementary | 612 | 630 | 2.9% |
| Meadowview Elementary | 627 | 621 | -1% |
| Hilltop Elementary | 574 | 613 | 6.8% |
| North Trail Elementary | 639 | 609 | -4.7% |
| Thomas Lake Elementary | 577 | 604 | 4.7% |
| Oak Ridge Elementary School of Leadership, Environmental and Health Sciences | 596 | 590 | -1% |
| South St. Paul Middle School | 658 | 589 | -10.5% |
| Riverview Elementary | 645 | 585 | -9.3% |
| Southview Elementary | 625 | 573 | -8.3% |
| William Byrne Elementary | 559 | 569 | 1.8% |
| Farmington Elementary | 565 | 545 | -3.5% |
| Lakeview Elementary | 521 | 532 | 2.1% |
| Pine Bend Elementary | 535 | 527 | -1.5% |
| Deerwood Elementary | 542 | 526 | -3% |
| Shannon Park Elementary | 525 | 523 | -0.4% |
| Akin Road Elementary | 523 | 520 | -0.6% |
| Pinewood Community Elementary | 514 | 501 | -2.5% |
| Westview Elementary | 509 | 498 | -2.2% |
| Huddleston Elementary | 506 | 496 | -2% |
| Christa McAuliffe Elementary | 472 | 489 | 3.6% |
| Randolph Elementary | 434 | 461 | 6.2% |
| Sky Oaks Elementary | 458 | 459 | 0.2% |
| Kennedy Elementary | 450 | 455 | 1.1% |
| Pinecrest Elementary | 450 | 439 | -2.4% |
| Orchard Lake Elementary | 405 | 411 | 1.5% |
| Randolph Secondary | 408 | 409 | 0.2% |
| Somerset Elementary | 383 | 402 | 5% |
| Garlough Environmental Magnet | 389 | 394 | 1.3% |
| School of Environmental Studies | 367 | 393 | 7.1% |
| Great Oaks Academy School of Grammar | 309 | 385 | 24.6% |
| Northview Elementary | 391 | 385 | -1.5% |
| Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet | 384 | 385 | 0.3% |
| Pilot Knob STEM Magnet School | 377 | 378 | 0.3% |
| Mendota Elementary | 392 | 372 | -5.1% |
| Rahn Elementary | 373 | 363 | -2.7% |
| Edward Neill Elementary | 396 | 357 | -9.8% |
| Gideon Pond Elementary | 394 | 352 | -10.7% |
| Vista View Elementary | 316 | 330 | 4.4% |
| Salem Hills Elementary | 312 | 310 | -0.6% |
| FIT Academy | 308 | 249 | -19.2% |
| STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville | 52 | 240 | 361.5% |
| Rosemount Area Learning Center | 164 | 189 | 15.2% |
| Prairie Creek Community School | 177 | 179 | 1.1% |
| Burnsville Alternative High School | 191 | 176 | -7.9% |
| Discovery Charter Elementary School | 202 | 175 | -13.4% |
| FIT Academy High School | 60 | 153 | 155% |
| Gateway STEM Academy Charter School | 178 | 140 | -21.3% |
| 917 DCALS Main | 206 | 108 | -47.6% |
| Academic Arts High School | 104 | 103 | -1% |
| S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. | 85 | 94 | 10.6% |
| Atheneum Elementary | 85 | 80 | -5.9% |
| 917 DCALS North | 74 | 77 | 4.1% |
| STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville | -- | 70 | -- |
| Lakeville Pathways Academy (Extension Services) | 57 | 62 | 8.8% |
| ABE Diploma Program | 40 | 56 | 40% |
| STEAM Academy Charter School | 57 | 55 | -3.5% |
| GOA School of Logic | -- | 47 | -- |
| Hastings Alternative Center | 33 | 34 | 3% |
| Diamondhead Ready to Learn | 28 | 31 | 10.7% |
| Simley Alternative Program | 29 | 25 | -13.8% |
| Burnsville Sr High Extended Day Program | -- | 3 | -- |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Atheneum Elementary School• Joseph Nicollet Middle School• Randolph Secondary School• Highland Elementary School• William Byrne Elementary School• Valley Middle School• Kennedy Elementary School• Century Middle School• Dakota Hills Middle School• S St. Paul Community Learning Center• Simley Alternative Program• Pine Bend Elementary School• Mendota Elementary School• Lake Marion Elementary School• Simley Senior High School• Fit Academy• Cedar Park Elementary School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math• Robert Boeckman Middle School• Echo Park Elementary School of Leadership, Engineering and Technology• Inver Grove Heights Middle School• Thomas Lake Elementary School• Akin Road Elementary School• Lincoln Center Elementary School• Burnsville Alternative High School• Rosemount Area Learning Center• Impact Academy At Orchard Lake Elementary School• Gateway Stem Academy Charter School• Huddleston Elementary School• Randolph Elementary School• Lakeview Elementary School• North Trail Elementary School• Pinecrest Elementary School• Burnsville Sr High School• Fit Academy High School• Black Hawk Middle School• Eagan Senior High School• School of Environmental Studies• Hastings High School• Parkview Elementary School• Riverview Elementary School• Falcon Ridge Middle School• Henry Sibley High School• Oak Ridge Elementary School of Leadership, Environmental and Health Sciences• Minnesota State Board of Education• Levi P. Dodge Middle School• Lakeville North High School• Eastview Senior High School• Lakeville Area Learning Center• Greenleaf Elementary School• Oak Hills Elementary School• McGuire Middle School• Academic Arts High School• Westview Elementary School• Rosemount Elementary School• Pilot Knob Stem Magnet School• Shannon Park Elementary School• Deerwood Elementary School• Woodland Elementary School• West Heights Alternative Learning Center• Heritage E-Stem Magnet School• Somerset Elementary School• Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet• Edward Neill Elementary School• Gideon Pond Elementary School• Northview Elementary School• Friendly Hills Middle School• Rosemount Senior High School• Farmington High School• Meadowview Elementary School• Lakeville South High School• Christa McAuliffe Elementary School• Hastings Alternative Center• Burnsville High School• Apple Valley Senior High School• Kennedy Elementary School• East Lake Elementary School• Diamond Path Elementary School of International Studies• Sky Oaks Elementary School• Salem Hills Elementary School• Vista View Elementary School• Farmington Elementary School• Cherry View Elementary School• Hilltop Elementary School• Discovery Charter Elementary School• Kenwood Trail Middle School• Pinewood Elementary School• Eastview Elementary School• Rosemount Middle School• Rahn Elementary School• Hastings Middle School• Southview Elementary School• Red Pine Elementary School• Scott Highlands Middle School• Prairie Creek Community School• Glacier Hills Elementary School Of Arts And Science• Dakota Cty. Alternative Learning Center• South St. Paul Secondary School• Kaposia Education Center Elementary School
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