Dakota Times

There were 4,888 multiracial students enrolled in Dakota County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% 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, multiracial students comprised 6.9% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 107 schools in the county, Eastview Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 160.

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 Multiracial Students	% of Multiracial Students	Total School Enrollment
Diamondhead Ready to Learn	7	22.6%	31
Rosemount Area Learning Center	28	14.8%	189
Discovery Charter Elementary School	23	13.1%	175
Black Hawk Middle School	105	11.7%	900
Cedar Park Elementary School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math	85	11.7%	725
Atheneum Elementary School	9	11.3%	80
Lincoln Center Elementary	69	10.4%	665
Oak Ridge Elementary School of Leadership, Environmental and Health Sciences	60	10.2%	590
Kaposia Education Center Elementary	65	10.2%	636
Diamond Path Elementary School of International Studies	69	10.2%	676
Westview Elementary School	51	10.2%	498
Hilltop Elementary School	61	10%	613
Deerwood Elementary School	52	9.9%	526
Echo Park Elementary School of Leadership, Engineering and Technology	74	9.7%	765
Salem Hills Elementary School	30	9.7%	310
Academic Arts High School	10	9.7%	103
Vista View Elementary School	32	9.7%	330
Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science	66	9.7%	681
South St. Paul Community Learning Center	9	9.6%	94
Rahn Elementary School	34	9.4%	363
Greenleaf Elementary School	70	9.2%	759
Seven Hills Preparatory Academy, Bloomington Elementary	50	9.2%	542
Parkview Elementary School	64	9.1%	701
Highland Elementary School	60	8.9%	678
Southview Elementary School	51	8.9%	573
Thomas Lake Elementary School	54	8.9%	604
Hastings Alternative Center	3	8.8%	34
Northview Elementary School	34	8.8%	385
Valley Middle School of STEM	88	8.3%	1,060
Robert Boeckman Middle School	70	8.1%	867
Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet	31	8.1%	385
School of Environmental Studies	32	8.1%	393
Friendly Hills Middle School	60	8.1%	740
Pilot Knob STEM Magnet School	30	7.9%	378
Edward Neill Elementary School	28	7.8%	357
917 DCALS North	6	7.8%	77
Sky Oaks Elementary School	36	7.8%	459
Simley Senior High School	83	7.8%	1,058
Farmington Elementary School	42	7.7%	545
Gideon Pond Elementary School	27	7.7%	352
South St. Paul High School	67	7.7%	868
East Lake Elementary School	64	7.7%	829
Pinecrest Elementary School	34	7.7%	439
Oak Hills Elementary School	52	7.7%	680
South St. Paul Middle School	45	7.6%	589
Inver Grove Heights Middle School	59	7.5%	792
Burnsville Alternative High School	13	7.4%	176
Pine Bend Elementary School	38	7.2%	527
Pinewood Community Elementary School	36	7.2%	501
William Byrne Elementary School	41	7.2%	569
Somerset Elementary School	29	7.2%	402
Apple Valley Senior High School	137	7.1%	1,919
Orchard Lake Elementary School	29	7.1%	411
Joseph Nicollet Middle School	52	7%	748
Scott Highlands Middle School	85	7%	1,207
Eastview Senior High School	160	6.9%	2,312
Shannon Park Elementary School	36	6.9%	523
Rosemount Middle School	81	6.8%	1,187
Kennedy Elementary School	31	6.8%	455
Lake Marion Elementary School	53	6.7%	790
Garlough Environmental Magnet	26	6.6%	394
Eastview Elementary School	47	6.6%	711
Falcon Ridge Middle School	65	6.6%	987
Lakeville Pathways Academy (Extension Services)	4	6.5%	62
Rosemount Elementary School	50	6.5%	766
Akin Road Elementary School	34	6.5%	520
Lakeville North High School	119	6.4%	1,866
GOA School of Logic	3	6.4%	47
Red Pine Elementary School	46	6.3%	725
Century Middle School	60	6.3%	959
Huddleston Elementary School	31	6.3%	496
Kenwood Trail Middle School	49	6.2%	788
Rosemount Senior High School	142	6%	2,380
McGuire Middle School	50	5.8%	861
Lakeville South High School	109	5.8%	1,895
Dakota Hills Middle School	67	5.7%	1,181
Eagan Senior High School	125	5.7%	2,202
Woodland Elementary School	40	5.6%	720
Lakeview Elementary School	30	5.6%	532
Two Rivers High School	90	5.5%	1,648
Cherry View Elementary School	49	5.5%	885
Farmington High School	118	5.4%	2,196
Mendota Elementary School	20	5.4%	372
Meadowview Elementary School	33	5.3%	621
North Trail Elementary School	32	5.3%	609
FIT Academy High School	8	5.2%	153
Hastings High School	72	5.2%	1,390
Hastings Middle School	61	5.2%	1,178
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School	25	5.1%	489
Levi P. Dodge Middle School	34	5%	687
Prairie Creek Community School	9	5%	179
Burnsville High School	103	4.9%	2,100
Riverview Elementary School	28	4.8%	585
Heritage E-STEM Magnet School	36	4.7%	760
917 DCALS Main	5	4.6%	108
Kennedy Elementary School	28	4.4%	630
FIT Academy	11	4.4%	249
Simley Alternative Program	1	4%	25
ABE Diploma Program	2	3.6%	56
Great Oaks Academy School of Grammar	11	2.9%	385
Randolph Secondary School	7	1.7%	409
Randolph Elementary School	8	1.7%	461
Burnsville Senior High Extended Day Program	0	0%	3
STEAM Academy Charter School	0	0%	55
STEP Academy 6-12 - Burnsville	0	0%	70
STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville	0	0%	240
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School	0	0%	140