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How many students were enrolled in Dakota County schools for 2024-25 school year?

There were 71,330 students enrolled in Dakota County schools in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

By K. H. Richardson | Aug 29, 2025

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Test expectations: How many Dakota County students met or exceeded science MCA expectations in 2023-24 school year?

Schools within Dakota County registered a passing rate of 42.7% in the science portion of the MCA in the 2023-24 school year.

By K. H. Richardson | Jul 30, 2025

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48.6% of Dakota County students meet or exceed mathematics MCA expectations on tests in 2023-24 school year

By K. H. Richardson | Jul 29, 2025

Schools within Dakota County registered a passing rate of 48.6% in the mathematics portion of the MCA in the 2023-24 school year.

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Did Dakota County students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year reading tests?

By K. H. Richardson | Jul 28, 2025

Schools within Dakota County registered a passing rate of 52.8% in the reading portion of the MCA in the 2023-24 school year.

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Dakota County Districts: White students were largest ethnic group in 2023-24 school year

By Dakota Times | Jun 13, 2025

The most prevalent ethnic group in Dakota County districts student body in the 2023-24 school year was white, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 57.4% of Dakota County's student body in 2023-24 school year

By Dakota Times | Jun 6, 2025

In Dakota County public schools, 57.4% of students identified as white in the 2023-24 school year.

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Enrollment Analysis: Other Indigenous Peoples students comprised less than 0.1% of Dakota County's student body in 2023-24 school year

By Dakota Times | May 30, 2025

There were 41 Other Indigenous Peoples students enrolled in Dakota County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

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4,888 multiracial students enrolled in Dakota County schools in 2023-24 school year

By Dakota Times | May 23, 2025

In Dakota County public schools, 6.9% of students identified as multiracial in the 2023-24 school year.

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How many Hispanic students were enrolled in Dakota County schools in 2023-24 school year?

By Dakota Times | May 16, 2025

In Dakota County public schools, 14.6% of students identified as Hispanic in the 2023-24 school year.

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How many Hawaiian Pacific Islander students were enrolled in Dakota County schools in 2023-24 school year?

By Dakota Times | May 9, 2025

There were 66 Hawaiian Pacific Islander students enrolled in Dakota County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

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Dakota County Education: 9,164 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year

By Dakota Times | May 2, 2025

In Dakota County public schools, 13% of students identified as Black in the 2023-24 school year.

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Dakota County Education: 4,399 Asian students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year

By Dakota Times | Apr 25, 2025

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

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1,250 American Indian students enrolled in Dakota County schools in 2023-24 school year

By Dakota Times | Apr 18, 2025

There were 1,250 American Indian students enrolled in Dakota County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

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Dakota County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year?

By Dakota Times | Apr 4, 2025

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan stood out in Dakota County with 29,115 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

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Dakota County: How many students failed the MCA science test in 2022-23?

By Dakota Times | Mar 7, 2025

58% of Dakota County students failed the science portion of the MCA test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

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Test expectations: How many Dakota County students failed to meet the reading MCA expectations in 2022-23?

By Dakota Times | Feb 21, 2025

47.2% of Dakota County students failed the reading portion of the MCA test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

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Did Dakota County students fail or pass their 2022-23 MCA mathematics tests?

By Dakota Times | Feb 7, 2025

51.9% of Dakota County students failed the mathematics portion of the MCA test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

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12.1% of Gateway STEM Academy School District students meet or exceed science MCA expectations on tests in 2022-23 school year

By Dakota Times | Jan 7, 2025

In Gateway STEM Academy School District 12.1% of the students passed the science portion of the MCA test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

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3.9% of Great Oaks Academy Charter School District students failed the science portion of the MCA in 2022-23 school year

By Dakota Times | Jan 6, 2025

The number of students failing the science portion of the MCA and MTAS in Great Oaks Academy Charter School District has decreased in the 2022-23 school year.

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Did Intermediate School District 917 students succeed or flounder in their 2022-23 science tests?

By Dakota Times | Jan 3, 2025

In Intermediate School District 917 17.9% of the students passed the science portion of the MCA test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.