Dakota Times

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. 

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	--