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EAGAN SENIOR HIGH
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About EAGAN SENIOR HIGH
EAGAN SENIOR HIGH, a heavily attended four-year high school in EAGAN, Minnesota, overseen by ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN, hosts 2,274 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so EAGAN SENIOR HIGH sits 513% above that benchmark.
EAGAN SENIOR HIGH is one of 36 schools operated by ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN, a district that educates 29,224 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, EAGAN SENIOR HIGH shows that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Roughly 21% of students at EAGAN SENIOR HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Dakota County (around 34%), the school's rate is south of typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EAGAN SENIOR HIGH is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 53.8%; this one delivers 66.8%, a residual of +13.0 points.
Across the wider county, Dakota County reports that median household income runs about $106,318, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EAGAN SENIOR HIGH is one of 170 public schools in Dakota County (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students).
DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EAGAN SENIOR HIGH at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 56.6%.
EAGAN SENIOR HIGH operates from a metropolitan location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 9%: 2,082 students in 2018 compared to 2,274 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 71% to 60%. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.
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