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The highest-poverty public high schools in Dakota County, Minnesota

Across Dakota County, Minnesota, 21 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Burnsville Alternative High School leads the list at 69.7%, against a median of 44.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Dakota County, Minnesota

Top % FRL

69.7%

Median % FRL

44.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Burnsville Alternative High School	EAGAN, MN	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	High	198	69.7%
2	ROSEMOUNT AREA LEARNING CENTER	EAGAN, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	High	133	60.9%
3	Burnsville Area Learning Center	BURNSVILLE, MN	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	High	1,350	55.7%
4	South St. Paul High School	SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN	South St. Paul Public School Dist	High	866	54.3%
5	917 DCALS Main	ROSEMOUNT, MN	INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917	High	112	50.0%
6	Burnsville High School	BURNSVILLE, MN	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	High	2,029	49.6%
7	SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN	INVER GROVE HEIGHTS SCHOOLS	High	1,030	48.3%
8	Two Rivers High School	MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	High	1,710	47.6%
9	TRANSITION PLUS	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	High	154	45.5%
10	APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	High	1,999	45.4%
11	917 TESA	ROSEMOUNT, MN	INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917	High	133	44.4%
12	FIT Academy High School	APPLE VALLEY, MN	FIT Academy	High	194	43.3%
13	EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGH	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	High	2,328	27.8%
14	Hastings High School	HASTINGS, MN	Hastings Public School District	High	1,301	23.8%
15	LAKEVILLE SOUTH HIGH	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	High	1,816	22.4%
16	EAGAN SENIOR HIGH	EAGAN, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	High	2,274	20.9%
17	FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	FARMINGTON, MN	FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	2,153	20.5%
18	SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES	APPLE VALLEY, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	High	334	20.4%
19	ROSEMOUNT SENIOR HIGH	ROSEMOUNT, MN	ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN	High	2,364	18.9%
20	LAKEVILLE NORTH HIGH	LAKEVILLE, MN	Lakeville Area Schools	High	1,871	17.7%
21	RANDOLPH SECONDARY	RANDOLPH, MN	RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	430	17.2%

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