Independent School District 196

Independent School District 196
Independent School District 196
Location
	Dakota County, Minnesota South Metropolitan Twin Cities MN; USA
District information
Type	Public
Motto	Educating, Developing, and inspiring our students for lifelong success
Grades	K-12
Established	1858
Superintendent	Michael Bolsoni
Budget	$500,000,000+
Students and staff
Students	27,679
Teachers	2100
Staff	4000
Athletic conference	South Suburban Conference
Other information
Website	www.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 19 elementary schools (grades k-5), six middle schools including Scott Highlands Middle School (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). and (transition plus) post secondary for students with special needs) (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

District 196 High Schools

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

Apple Valley (Eagles)
Eagan (Wildcats)
Eastview (Lightning)
Rosemount (Irish)
School of Environmental Studies (Dolphins)

District 196 Middle Schools

District 196 Elementary Schools

Apple Valley, MN

Cedar Park Elementary STEM School
Diamond Path Elementary School of International Studies
Greenleaf Elementary School
Highland Elementary School
Southview Elementary School
Westview Elementary School

Burnsville, MN

Echo Park Elementary - School of Leadership, Engineering and Technology

Eagan, MN

Deerwood Elementary School
Glacier Hills Elementary - School of Arts and Science
Oak Ridge Elementary - School of Leadership, Environmental and Health Sciences
Pinewood Community School
Red Pine Elementary School
Thomas Lake Elementary School
Woodland Elementary School
Northview Elementary School

Rosemount, MN

Rosemount Elementary School
Shannon Park Elementary School

Lakeville, MN

East Lake Elementary School
Parkview Elementary 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 the age of 18

References

^ MN Department of Education Enrollment Statistics^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

Independent School District 196 Website

[1] MN Department of Education Enrollment Statistics^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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