Dakota Valley Learning Center

Dakota Valley Learning Center operates as a roomy elementary-level community in APPLE VALLEY, Minnesota, overseen by ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN. Current enrollment sits at 584 students spanning grade pre-K. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Dakota Valley Learning Center sits 70% above that benchmark.

Within ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN, which oversees 36 schools and 29,224 students, Dakota Valley Learning Center is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dakota Valley Learning Center reports that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Black, 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Dakota Valley Learning Center reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Dakota Valley Learning Center higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 36% of students at Dakota Valley Learning Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, census data for Dakota County shows the typical household earns roughly $106,318 per year, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Valley Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

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

Dakota Valley Learning Center operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 14%: 512 students in 2018 compared to 584 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 60% to 51% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 25.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.