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Independent School District 196
Location
Dakota County, Minnesota
South Metropolitan Twin Cities
USA
District information
TypePublic
MottoEducating Our Students to Reach Their Full Potential
GradesK-12
SuperintendentJane Berenz[1]
Budget$323,061,253
Students and staff
Students27,679[2]
Teachers2100
Staff4000
Athletic conferenceSouth Suburban Conference
Other information
Websitewww.district196.org
Location of Rosemount within Minnesota
Location of Minnesota within the United States

Independent School District 196 is a K-12 public school district located in the south suburban Twin Cities, near both Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota.

Also known as the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District, District 196 serves approximately 28,300 students in grades Early Childhood-12 and is Minnesota's fourth largest school district. The 110-square-mile (280 km2) district boundary includes all or part of seven cities - Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan, Burnsville, Coates, Inver Grove Heights and Lakeville - and rural Empire and Vermillion townships.

District 196 has 18 elementary schools (grades k-5), six middle schools (grades 6-8), and four high schools (grades 9-12), the School of Environmental Studies optional high school (grades 11-12), the Area Learning Center alternative high school (grades 9-12) and Dakota Ridge special education school (grades k-12). (School attendance boundary maps and address search)

The district has been honored with six National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence awards and numerous state and nationally recognized programs in academics, the arts and athletics.

District 196 is consistently recognized among the nation's top school districts. [citation needed]

District 196 High Schools

All four District 196 high schools compete in the South Suburban Conference of the Minnesota State High School League.

In order of age:

District 196 Middle Schools

  • Rosemount Middle School
  • Scott Highlands Middle School
  • Falcon Ridge Middle School
  • Dakota Hills Middle School
  • Valley Middle School
  • Black Hawk Middle School

District 196 Elementary Schools

Apple Valley, MN

  • Cedar Park Elementary School
  • Westview Elementary School
  • Southview Elementary School
  • Greenleaf Elementary School
  • Highland Elementary School
  • Diamond Path Elementary

Rosemount, MN

  • Rosemount Elementary School
  • Shannon Park Elementary School

Lakeville, MN

  • Parkview Elementary School

Burnsville, MN

  • Echo Park Elementary School

Eagan, MN

  • Northview Elementary School
  • Pinewood Elementary School
  • Glacier Hills Elementary School
  • Red Pine Elementary School
  • Woodland Hills Elementary School
  • Deerwood Elementry School

District 196 Demographics (Revised annually)

  • Total population – 145,796
  • Total households – 51,181
  • 60 percent with pre-school and school-age children
  • Nearly one-third of all district residents are under age 18

See also

References

  1. ^ http://district196.org/District/SuptsOffice/Index.cfm
  2. ^ MN Department of Education Enrollment Statistics
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