Dakota Times

There were 4,399 Asian students enrolled in Dakota County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Dakota County welcomed 70,596 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 6.2% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 107 schools in the county, Eastview Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 294.

According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Minnesota's fourth graders scored 241 in math, just above the national average of 237. Their reading score of 216 was on par with the U.S. average, but shows a slight decline over recent years. Eighth graders scored 284 in math and 264 in reading, both above the national averages. 

However, despite these results, both grade levels remain below pre-pandemic levels in math and reading.

As of 2024, according to Public School Review, the student-to-teacher ratio in Minnesota's public schools stands at 1:16, slightly worse than the national average of 1:15. This is part of a larger framework within Minnesota's educational system, which is the 10th largest in the United States, accommodating over 869,000 students across 2,709 public schools.

School Name	No. of Asian Students	% of Asian Students	Total School Enrollment
Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science	146	21.4%	681
Seven Hills Preparatory Academy, Bloomington Elementary	114	21%	542
Cedar Park Elementary School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math	115	15.9%	725
Cherry View Elementary School	132	14.9%	885
Atheneum Elementary School	11	13.8%	80
Dakota Hills Middle School	156	13.2%	1,181
Oak Hills Elementary School	87	12.8%	680
Eastview Senior High School	294	12.7%	2,312
Eastview Elementary School	81	11.4%	711
Eagan Senior High School	252	11.4%	2,202
Century Middle School	108	11.3%	959
Scott Highlands Middle School	135	11.2%	1,207
East Lake Elementary School	85	10.3%	829
Diamond Path Elementary School of International Studies	69	10.2%	676
Woodland Elementary School	67	9.3%	720
ABE Diploma Program	5	8.9%	56
Thomas Lake Elementary School	52	8.6%	604
Pilot Knob STEM Magnet School	32	8.5%	378
Black Hawk Middle School	72	8%	900
Simley Alternative Program	2	8%	25
Oak Ridge Elementary School of Leadership, Environmental and Health Sciences	43	7.3%	590
STEAM Academy Charter School	4	7.3%	55
Meadowview Elementary School	45	7.3%	621
Lakeville North High School	135	7.2%	1,866
Joseph Nicollet Middle School	54	7.2%	748
Burnsville High School	151	7.2%	2,100
Akin Road Elementary School	37	7.1%	520
William Byrne Elementary School	40	7%	569
Kenwood Trail Middle School	55	7%	788
Vista View Elementary School	22	6.7%	330
Highland Elementary School	42	6.2%	678
Rosemount Senior High School	143	6%	2,380
Shannon Park Elementary School	31	5.9%	523
Deerwood Elementary School	30	5.7%	526
Red Pine Elementary School	41	5.7%	725
Edward Neill Elementary School	20	5.6%	357
Southview Elementary School	32	5.6%	573
Valley Middle School of STEM	58	5.5%	1,060
Kennedy Elementary School	34	5.4%	630
Rosemount Middle School	64	5.4%	1,187
Pinewood Community Elementary School	27	5.4%	501
Salem Hills Elementary School	16	5.2%	310
Huddleston Elementary School	25	5%	496
Rahn Elementary School	18	5%	363
North Trail Elementary School	30	4.9%	609
Farmington High School	107	4.9%	2,196
Apple Valley Senior High School	93	4.9%	1,919
Parkview Elementary School	34	4.9%	701
Inver Grove Heights Middle School	39	4.9%	792
Lakeville Pathways Academy (Extension Services)	3	4.8%	62
Simley Senior High School	51	4.8%	1,058
Falcon Ridge Middle School	47	4.8%	987
Northview Elementary School	18	4.7%	385
Lakeville South High School	87	4.6%	1,895
Kaposia Education Center Elementary	29	4.6%	636
Farmington Elementary School	24	4.4%	545
South St. Paul Middle School	26	4.4%	589
Lakeview Elementary School	23	4.3%	532
McGuire Middle School	37	4.3%	861
Rosemount Elementary School	33	4.3%	766
Rosemount Area Learning Center	8	4.2%	189
Levi P. Dodge Middle School	28	4.1%	687
Echo Park Elementary School of Leadership, Engineering and Technology	31	4.1%	765
Pine Bend Elementary School	21	4%	527
Westview Elementary School	20	4%	498
Orchard Lake Elementary School	16	3.9%	411
917 DCALS North	3	3.9%	77
Lincoln Center Elementary	25	3.8%	665
Hilltop Elementary School	23	3.8%	613
Sky Oaks Elementary School	17	3.7%	459
917 DCALS Main	4	3.7%	108
Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet	14	3.6%	385
FIT Academy	9	3.6%	249
Robert Boeckman Middle School	30	3.5%	867
Friendly Hills Middle School	25	3.4%	740
Lake Marion Elementary School	25	3.2%	790
Gideon Pond Elementary School	11	3.1%	352
Mendota Elementary School	11	3%	372
Two Rivers High School	47	2.9%	1,648
Hastings Alternative Center	1	2.9%	34
Burnsville Alternative High School	5	2.8%	176
Greenleaf Elementary School	21	2.8%	759
South St. Paul High School	23	2.7%	868
FIT Academy High School	4	2.6%	153
Heritage E-STEM Magnet School	18	2.4%	760
Prairie Creek Community School	4	2.2%	179
Hastings Middle School	24	2%	1,178
Riverview Elementary School	11	1.9%	585
Pinecrest Elementary School	8	1.8%	439
Discovery Charter Elementary School	3	1.7%	175
Kennedy Elementary School	7	1.5%	455
Somerset Elementary School	6	1.5%	402
Hastings High School	16	1.2%	1,390
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School	5	1%	489
School of Environmental Studies	4	1%	393
Great Oaks Academy School of Grammar	4	1%	385
Garlough Environmental Magnet	3	0.8%	394
Randolph Secondary School	1	0.2%	409
Academic Arts High School	0	0%	103
GOA School of Logic	0	0%	47
STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville	0	0%	240
STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville	0	0%	70
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School	0	0%	140
South St. Paul Community Learning Center	0	0%	94
Burnsville Senior High Extended Day Program	0	0%	3
Randolph Elementary School	0	0%	461
Diamondhead Ready to Learn	0	0%	31