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Public Schools in Dakota County, MN

Directory of 168 public schools operating in Dakota County.

County Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts
0 44,050 88,100 2020-2021: 73,827 students 73,827 2020-2021 2021-2022: 73,922 students 73,922 +0.1% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 74,377 students 74,377 +0.6% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 73,881 students 73,881 -0.7% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 74,658 students 74,658 +1.1% 2024-2025
School Year Operating Schools Total Students Teachers (FTE) Student/Teacher Ratio Total FRPL
2024-2025 165 74,658 4,752.2 15.7:1 *reporting schools 25,559
2023-2024 159 73,881 4,562.7 16.2:1 *reporting schools 26,359
2022-2023 156 74,377 4,706.2 15.8:1 *reporting schools 27,000
2021-2022 150 73,922 4,558.7 16.2:1 *reporting schools 17,018
2020-2021 137 73,827 4,483.3 16.2:1 *reporting schools 16,546

School Districts in Dakota County

Census 2020 Map (PDF) 17 Districts
ACADEMIC ARTS HIGH SCHOOL 1 Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools 20 Discovery Charter School 1 FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 12 FIT Academy 2 Gateway STEM Academy 1 Great Oaks Academy Charter School 2 Hastings Public School District 13 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917 14 INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS 9 Lakeville Area Schools 22 PRAIRIE CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL 1 RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN 40 STEAM Academy Charter School 1 South St. Paul Public School Dist 7 West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan 14

Cities & Municipalities in Dakota County

14 Cities
Apple Valley 20 Bloomington 1 Burnsville 21 Eagan 17 Farmington 14 Hastings 15 Inver Grove Heights 11 Lakeville 23 Mendota Heights 7 Northfield 1 Randolph 2 Rosemount 19 South Saint Paul 8 West Saint Paul 9

County Schools Listing

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School Name Grades Level District City Action
Sky Oaks Elementary PK-5 Elementary School Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools BURNSVILLE View ›
South St. Paul High School 9-12 High School South St. Paul Public School Dist SOUTH SAINT PAUL View ›
South St. Paul Middle School 6-8 Middle School South St. Paul Public School Dist SOUTH SAINT PAUL View ›
Special Education K-12 Other / Combined West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan MENDOTA HEIGHTS View ›
Special Services K-8 Elementary School Hastings Public School District HASTINGS View ›
THOMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY K-5 Elementary School ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN EAGAN View ›
TRANSITION PLUS 11-12 High School ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN APPLE VALLEY View ›
Tilden Community Preschool PK Pre-K Only Hastings Public School District HASTINGS View ›
To Be Determined — General K-12 ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN ROSEMOUNT View ›
Two Rivers High School 9-12 High School West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan MENDOTA HEIGHTS View ›
Universal Academy South Elementary K-6 Elementary School Universal Academy Charter School BURNSVILLE View ›
Universal Academy South Middle/High 7 Middle School Universal Academy Charter School BURNSVILLE View ›
Valley Middle School of STEM 6-8 Middle School ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN APPLE VALLEY View ›
Vista View Elementary PK-5 Elementary School Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools BURNSVILLE View ›
W ST. PAUL AREA LEARNING CNTR. 9-12 High School West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan MENDOTA HEIGHTS View ›
WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY K-5 Elementary School ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN APPLE VALLEY View ›
WOODLAND ELEMENTARY K-5 Elementary School ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN EAGAN View ›
William Byrne Elementary PK-5 Elementary School Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools BURNSVILLE View ›
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