Tokata Learning Center

As a very small four-year high school in SHAKOPEE, Minnesota, Tokata Learning Center instructs 84 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Shakopee Public School District. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 77% below typical.

Shakopee Public School District runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 7,717 students. Tokata Learning Center is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Tokata Learning Center reports that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 36% White, 13% Black, 10% multiracial, 2% Native American. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 6%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Scott County's rate of about 28%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Scott County shows the typical household earns roughly $119,314 per year, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Scott County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,041 students), of which Tokata Learning Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: Tokata ALC Independent Study, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tokata Learning Center has remained close to its prior level, going from 86 students in 2018 to 84 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged up from 7% to 13% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Tokata Learning Center community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.