917 PACES

917 PACES, a modestly sized combined-grade school in ROSEMOUNT, Minnesota, part of INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917, hosts 29 students, covering grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 42% smaller than the state mean of about 50.

Within INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917, which oversees 13 schools and 584 students, 917 PACES is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, 917 PACES records that 55% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 17% multiracial, 14% Asian, 10% Black, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, 917 PACES has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.1:1. The state averages around 6.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Dakota County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Dakota County indicate the typical household earns roughly $106,318 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Dakota County's 170 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students), 917 PACES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: 917 DCALS Main, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 6 years. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at 917 PACES has shrank 24%, going from 38 students in 2018 to 29 in 2024. The White share of enrollment contracted from 71% to 55% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 5.2:1 in 2018 to 4.1:1 in 2024.

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