Enrollment Stays Steady in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan District

Enrollment in District 196 schools remained relatively stable this year compared to last year, based on October enrollment numbers, according to a district press release.

Enrollment dropped by .17 percent—47 students—to 27,404 students, the release says. This includes students in kindergarten through grade 12, center-based special education and early-childhood special education.

The K-12 population on its own makes up most of the enrollees, at 26,160 students this year, the release says; that total is 45 fewer students than last year, and 68 fewer than administrators projected a year ago.

The high school population lost the most students, at 87, with 8,702 students attending district high schools this year. Middle schools saw the largest gain over last year, with 30 more students overall, for 5,981.

Just more than 18 percent of the district's students qualify to receive free or reduced-price lunches, the release says.

Students of Color

The number of students of color in the district increased slightly—1.6 percent—over last year, the release says. A little more than 10 percent of students in the district are black, 8.6 percent are Asian, 6.6 percent are Latino and .9 percent are American Indian.

The number of white students—who make up 73.6 percent of the district—decreased 1.6 percent, according to the release.