917 DCALS Main

917 DCALS Main operates as a rural-scale secondary school in ROSEMOUNT, Minnesota, one of the schools within INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917. Current enrollment sits at 112 students spanning grades 8 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so 917 DCALS Main sits 70% below that benchmark.

Across the 13 schools in INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917 (584 students total), 917 DCALS Main accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, 917 DCALS Main reports that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, 917 DCALS Main reports 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.6:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dakota County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Dakota County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $106,318 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Dakota County runs 170 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students), of which 917 DCALS Main is one.

917 TESA is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. 917 DCALS Main's enrollment has shrank 42% since 2018, when it stood at 194 (now 112). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 14% to 28%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 today.

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