DAKOTA PRAIRIE AREA LEARNING CENTER

DAKOTA PRAIRIE AREA LEARNING CENTER, a very small high school in FARMINGTON, Minnesota, operated by FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolls 1 students, covering grades 8 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 100% leaner than typical.

FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 6,458 students; DAKOTA PRAIRIE AREA LEARNING CENTER is among them.

Demographically, DAKOTA PRAIRIE AREA LEARNING CENTER lists that nearly all students (100%) are White. By comparison, Dakota County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Dakota County indicate median household earnings sit near $106,318, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dakota County's 170 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students), DAKOTA PRAIRIE AREA LEARNING CENTER is one campus in the mix.

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

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DAKOTA PRAIRIE AREA LEARNING CENTER has declined 83%, going from 6 students in 2018 to 1 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged up from 83% to 100% over that span.

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