DAKOTA PRAIRIE AREA LEARNING CENTER
FARMINGTON · MN · FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT · Public · K-12 combined
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Lakeville Shared Time Services → SWMetro Passageways → COOPERATIVE AREA LEARNING PRG. → Burnsville Sr High Extended Day Pro → Out-of-State Care and Treatment → CORE → Learners Center → Burnsville Area Learning Center →📋 At a glance
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How DAKOTA PRAIRIE AREA LEARNING CENTER compares for families
What families should know about DAKOTA PRAIRIE AREA LEARNING CENTER.
- ▸ LocallyMN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Lakeville Shared Time Services, SWMetro Passageways, COOPERATIVE AREA LEARNING PRG. and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,778/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -42.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 1 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeville Shared Time Services LAKEVILLE |
Public | 5.0 | 1 | — |
| SWMetro Passageways PRIOR LAKE |
Public | 13.9 | 1 | — |
| COOPERATIVE AREA LEARNING PRG. APPLE VALLEY |
Public | 5.7 | 2 | — |
| Burnsville Sr High Extended Day Pro EAGAN |
Public | 10.7 | 2 | — |
| Out-of-State Care and Treatment LAKEVILLE |
Public | 5.0 | — | — |
| CORE ROSEMOUNT |
Public | 7.7 | — | — |
| Learners Center BURNSVILLE |
Public | 9.2 | — | — |
| Burnsville Area Learning Center BURNSVILLE |
Public | 9.2 | — | — |