Burnsville Area Learning Center

Burnsville Area Learning Center, a large high school in BURNSVILLE, Minnesota, one of the schools within Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools, works with 1,350 students, covering grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so Burnsville Area Learning Center sits 264% above that benchmark.

Within Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools, which oversees 19 schools and 7,663 students, Burnsville Area Learning Center is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Burnsville Area Learning Center records that 29% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% White, 27% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Dakota County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Dakota County indicate the typical household earns roughly $106,318 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Burnsville Area Learning Center is one of 170 public schools in Dakota County (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students).

The closest other public school is ONE91 Virtual Academy Secondary, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Burnsville Area Learning Center has ticked up 38%, going from 980 students in 2018 to 1,350 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 22% to 29%.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Burnsville Area Learning Center typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.