Prior Lake High School

Prior Lake High School operates as a sprawling secondary school in SAVAGE, Minnesota, overseen by Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools. Current enrollment sits at 2,856 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so Prior Lake High School sits 670% above that benchmark.

Across the 14 schools in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools (8,788 students total), Prior Lake High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Prior Lake High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest reads as 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 138 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting Prior Lake High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 18% of students at Prior Lake High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Scott County's rate of about 28%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Prior Lake High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.5%; this one delivers 52.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Scott County shows median household earnings sit near $119,314, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Scott County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,041 students), Prior Lake High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hamilton Ridge Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Prior Lake High School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Prior Lake High School has climbed 6%, going from 2,693 students in 2018 to 2,856 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 84% to 73% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.