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Minnesota schools are great.  Our graduation rates and ACT scores are some of the highest in the nation.  Our Dakota County local school districts are listed below.  To compare districts, the state provides data at http://education.state.mn.us/ReportCard2005/

K-12 Public School Districts in Dakota County 
ISD 6 South St. Paul http://www.sspps.org/
ISD 191 Burnsville, Eagan, Savage http://www.isd191.org/
ISD 194 Lakeville http://www.isd194.k12.mn.us/
ISD 195 Randolph http://www.randolph.k12.mn.us/
ISD 196 Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan http://www.isd196.k12.mn.us/
ISD 197 West St. Paul, Mendota Heights, Inver Grove Heights, Sunfish Lake, Mendota, Eagan, Lilydale http://www.isd197.org/
ISD 199 Inver Grove Heights http://www.invergrove.k12.mn.us/
ISD 200 Hastings http://www.hastings.k12.mn.us/
ISD 695 Northfield http://www.nfld.k12.mn.us/

K-12 Private School

All Saints http://www.allsaintschurch.com
Becks Montessori http://becksmontessori.com
Berea Lutheran
Berean Education Cntr.
Christian Heritage Academy http://www.chacademy.com
Concordia Academy Bloomington http://www.lutheranhighschool.com
Convent of the Visitation School http://www.visitation.net
Crown Of Life http://www.crownoflifelcwsp.christianchurchesonline.com/
Faithful Shepherd Catholic http://www.fscsmn.org/
First Baptist http://www.fbcrsmt.org/school_intro.html
Glory Academy
Good Shepherd Lutheran http://www.goodshep.com
Heritage Lutheran School www.lutheransonline.com/servlet/lo_ProcServ/dbpage=page&mode=
display&gid= 01190001360994597787671455
Holy Trinity http://www.holytrinitys.org
Knowledge Beginnings http://www.childrensworld.com
Living Word Academy
Pine Harbor Christian Academy http://www.theharborchurch.com
Ramalynn Montessori http://www.ramalynn.com
St. Croix Lutheran http://stcroixlutheranhs.org
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton http://www.seasparish.org/seas_school
St. John The Baptist http://www.stjohns-savage.org
St. John Vianney http://www.saintjohnvianneyschool.org
St. Joseph http://www.stjosephwsp.org
St. Mary's School - New Trier
St. Mathias http://www.stmathias.com/
St. Michael http://www.stmichaelweststpaul.org
St. Thomas Academy http://www.cadets.com
Southview Christian http://scs.netadventist.org
Tesseract http://tesseractschool.net
Trinity Lone Oak Lutheran http://www.trinityloneoak.ctsmemberconnect.net

Higher Education
Dakota County offers excellent access to higher education opportunities, from certificate and associate degree programs up to Masters Degrees.  Right in the neighborhood, Dakota County Technical College (www.dctc.edu) and Inver Hills Community College (www.inverhills.edu) offer two year degrees.  At our innovative Partners in Higher Education Building (www.higher-ed-partners.com), St. Mary's University of Minnesota (www.smumn.edu) joins these two colleges to offer graduate level programming.

Within easy commuting distance are the University of Minnesota (www.umn.edu) , Metro State University (www.metrostate.edu) and multiple private colleges (www.mnprivatecolleges.org)   If you are looking for a particular program of study, try this tool from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (www.mnscu.edu). Argosy University (www.argosyu.edu) is another popular option in the area; they offer campus-based classes, online learning and a blended option for busy students.

Law Schools

The Twin Cities are home to three law schools: the University of Minnesota Law School, Hamline University School of Law, William Mitchell College of Law and the University of St. Thomas School of Law.