Dakota Times

There were 66 Hawaiian Pacific Islander students enrolled in Dakota County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.9% less 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, Hawaiian Pacific Islander students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 107 schools in the county, Burnsville High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with five.

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 Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students	% of Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students	Total School Enrollment
ABE Diploma Program	1	1.8%	56
FIT Academy High School	1	0.7%	153
Burnsville Alternative High School	1	0.6%	176
McGuire Middle School	4	0.5%	861
Pinewood Community Elementary School	2	0.4%	501
Highland Elementary School	3	0.4%	678
Southview Elementary School	2	0.4%	573
Rahn Elementary School	1	0.3%	363
Rosemount Elementary School	2	0.3%	766
Rosemount Middle School	4	0.3%	1,187
Woodland Elementary School	2	0.3%	720
Inver Grove Heights Middle School	2	0.3%	792
Diamond Path Elementary School of International Studies	1	0.2%	676
Oak Hills Elementary School	1	0.2%	680
Westview Elementary School	1	0.2%	498
Riverview Elementary School	1	0.2%	585
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School	1	0.2%	489
Lincoln Center Elementary	1	0.2%	665
Shannon Park Elementary School	1	0.2%	523
Lakeville South High School	3	0.2%	1,895
Eastview Senior High School	4	0.2%	2,312
Sky Oaks Elementary School	1	0.2%	459
Burnsville High School	5	0.2%	2,100
Apple Valley Senior High School	3	0.2%	1,919
Kennedy Elementary School	1	0.2%	630
Parkview Elementary School	1	0.1%	701
Falcon Ridge Middle School	1	0.1%	987
Hastings Middle School	1	0.1%	1,178
Heritage E-STEM Magnet School	1	0.1%	760
Farmington High School	1	0.1%	2,196
Greenleaf Elementary School	1	0.1%	759
Lakeville North High School	2	0.1%	1,866
Lake Marion Elementary School	1	0.1%	790
Joseph Nicollet Middle School	1	0.1%	748
Simley Senior High School	1	0.1%	1,058
Scott Highlands Middle School	1	0.1%	1,207
Black Hawk Middle School	1	0.1%	900
Two Rivers High School	1	0.1%	1,648
Eagan Senior High School	1	0.1%	2,202
East Lake Elementary School	1	0.1%	829
917 DCALS North	0	0%	77
917 DCALS Main	0	0%	108
Hastings Alternative Center	0	0%	34
Academic Arts High School	0	0%	103
Akin Road Elementary School	0	0%	520
Atheneum Elementary School	0	0%	80
Great Oaks Academy School of Grammar	0	0%	385
GOA School of Logic	0	0%	47
Hastings High School	0	0%	1,390
Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science	0	0%	681
Burnsville Senior High Extended Day Program	0	0%	3
Gideon Pond Elementary School	0	0%	352
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School	0	0%	140
Cedar Park Elementary School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math	0	0%	725
Garlough Environmental Magnet	0	0%	394
Century Middle School	0	0%	959
Friendly Hills Middle School	0	0%	740
Cherry View Elementary School	0	0%	885
FIT Academy	0	0%	249
Dakota Hills Middle School	0	0%	1,181
Farmington Elementary School	0	0%	545
Deerwood Elementary School	0	0%	526
Diamondhead Ready to Learn	0	0%	31
Edward Neill Elementary School	0	0%	357
Discovery Charter Elementary School	0	0%	175
Echo Park Elementary School of Leadership, Engineering and Technology	0	0%	765
Randolph Elementary School	0	0%	461
Randolph Secondary School	0	0%	409
Red Pine Elementary School	0	0%	725
Robert Boeckman Middle School	0	0%	867
Rosemount Area Learning Center	0	0%	189
Rosemount Senior High School	1	0%	2,380
Salem Hills Elementary School	0	0%	310
School of Environmental Studies	0	0%	393
Seven Hills Preparatory Academy, Bloomington Elementary	0	0%	542
Simley Alternative Program	0	0%	25
Somerset Elementary School	0	0%	402
South St. Paul Community Learning Center	0	0%	94
South St. Paul High School	0	0%	868
South St. Paul Middle School	0	0%	589
STEAM Academy Charter School	0	0%	55
STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville	0	0%	70
STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville	0	0%	240
Thomas Lake Elementary School	0	0%	604
Valley Middle School of STEM	0	0%	1,060
Vista View Elementary School	0	0%	330
Eastview Elementary School	0	0%	711
Hilltop Elementary School	0	0%	613
Huddleston Elementary School	0	0%	496
Kaposia Education Center Elementary	0	0%	636
Kennedy Elementary School	0	0%	455
Kenwood Trail Middle School	0	0%	788
Lakeview Elementary School	0	0%	532
Lakeville Pathways Academy (Extension Services)	0	0%	62
Levi P. Dodge Middle School	0	0%	687
Meadowview Elementary School	0	0%	621
Mendota Elementary School	0	0%	372
Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet	0	0%	385
North Trail Elementary School	0	0%	609
Northview Elementary School	0	0%	385
Oak Ridge Elementary School of Leadership, Environmental and Health Sciences	0	0%	590
Orchard Lake Elementary School	0	0%	411
Pilot Knob STEM Magnet School	0	0%	378
Pine Bend Elementary School	0	0%	527
Pinecrest Elementary School	0	0%	439
Prairie Creek Community School	0	0%	179
William Byrne Elementary School	0	0%	569