Dakota County Historical School Enrollment Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 405,521
| Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 13,323 | 70.41% | 29.59% | 72.90% | 27.10% | 71.30% | 28.70% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 45,875 | 90.40%, see rank | 9.60%, see rank | 88.70% | 11.30% | 89.86% | 10.14% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 24,409 | 91.26%, see rank | 8.74%, see rank | 91.79% | 8.21% | 90.60% | 9.40% |
| College | 18,890 | 76.88%, see rank | 23.12%, see rank | 75.47% | 24.53% | 78.37% | 21.63% |
| Graduate School | 5,215 | 47.88%, see rank | 52.12%, see rank | 57.33% | 42.67% | 58.86% | 41.14% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 399,443
| Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 13,185 | 67.77% | 32.23% | 71.26% | 28.74% | 70.05% | 29.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 46,560 | 89.50%, see rank | 10.50%, see rank | 88.16% | 11.84% | 89.62% | 10.38% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 24,559 | 91.72%, see rank | 8.28%, see rank | 91.73% | 8.27% | 90.52% | 9.48% |
| College | 19,078 | 75.24%, see rank | 24.76%, see rank | 75.23% | 24.77% | 77.79% | 22.21% |
| Graduate School | 4,985 | 45.52%, see rank | 54.48%, see rank | 56.81% | 43.19% | 58.62% | 41.38% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 393,380
| Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 12,846 | 66.82% | 33.18% | 71.15% | 28.85% | 69.28% | 30.72% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 47,056 | 89.67%, see rank | 10.33%, see rank | 87.96% | 12.04% | 89.31% | 10.69% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 24,915 | 92.16%, see rank | 7.84%, see rank | 91.66% | 8.34% | 90.48% | 9.52% |
| College | 18,051 | 75.30%, see rank | 24.70%, see rank | 74.19% | 25.81% | 77.07% | 22.93% |
| Graduate School | 4,905 | 43.32%, see rank | 56.68%, see rank | 57.76% | 42.24% | 58.85% | 41.15% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 389,434
| Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 12,817 | 67.34% | 32.66% | 70.67% | 29.33% | 68.32% | 31.68% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 45,400 | 89.29%, see rank | 10.71%, see rank | 87.81% | 12.19% | 88.96% | 11.04% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 25,204 | 92.28%, see rank | 7.72%, see rank | 91.85% | 8.15% | 90.33% | 9.67% |
| College | 19,232 | 75.73%, see rank | 24.27%, see rank | 74.42% | 25.58% | 76.92% | 23.08% |
| Graduate School | 4,820 | 45.23%, see rank | 54.77%, see rank | 58.36% | 41.64% | 58.97% | 41.03% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 355,904
| Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 13,599 | 67.28% | 32.72% | 72.06% | 27.94% | 68.05% | 31.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 48,156 | 89.59%, see rank | 10.41%, see rank | 88.34% | 11.66% | 89.11% | 10.89% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 22,644 | 93.38%, see rank | 6.62%, see rank | 93.25% | 6.75% | 90.65% | 9.35% |
| College | 13,065 | 75.60%, see rank | 24.40%, see rank | 75.38% | 24.62% | 77.59% | 22.41% |
| Graduate School | 4,132 | 52.18%, see rank | 47.82%, see rank | 61.50% | 38.50% | 60.73% | 39.27% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.