| Number of Schools Managed |
25 |
3 |
| Number of Students Managed |
10,767 students |
766 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$110,973,000 |
$7,976,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$112,945,000 |
$8,268,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$10,307 |
$10,413 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$10,490 |
$10,794 |
| District Graduation Rates |
87% |
92% |
|
- Burnsville High School (BHS) is a three-year public high school located in Burnsville, Minnesota. The school is part of Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191, which covers most of Burnsville, as well as parts of the surrounding cities Savage and Eagan, and small parts of Shakopee and Apple Valley. A majority of the incoming sophomores come from Eagle Ridge Junior High, Metcalf Junior High, or Nicollet Junior High. The school mascot is Sparky, a humanoid with a fireball for a head.
- History
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Burnsville High School, originally opened in 1957 as a K-12 school with an initial enrollment of about 400 students. In 1966, upon completion of the newly constructed school, students in grades seven through nine started attending Metcalf Junior High. Today, students attending Burnsville's Metcalf, Eagle Ridge and Nicollet Junior High Schools will attend Burnsville Senior High School for grades 10-12.
- On April 25 1994, the largest high school arson in the United States began, which resulted in over 15 million dollars in damages. The same arsonist also started fires at Edina High School and Minnetonka High School. During the restoration, high school students studied at nearby Nicollet Junior High and Sky Oaks Elementary Schools. Around the time of the fire, the school's mascot was changed from the Braves to the Blaze to avoid stigmatizing and stereotyping Native Americans. The name "Blaze" was concived because of the word "Burnsville" in the school name, and had nothing to do with the fire; it was merely a coincidence. The Braves icon is still widely accepted, and many students still have Brave apparel. Prior to The Braves, the first mascot of Burnsville High School was the Bulldogs.
- In 1997, District 191 bought the Diamondhead Mall and converted the top level into the Senior Campus to handle increasing enrollment. A year later, in 1998, it was opened for use. Students can drive or take a shuttle bus to move from one campus to the other. Many classes available only to 12th grade students are offered at the Senior Campus; including many English, math and social studies classes. Most seniors at Burnsville High School spend half their day at this separate campus. The time needed to travel from one campus to the other is only about 10-15 minutes but many students structure their schedule to consolidate their lunch and travel time.
- In 2006 the Beautification Committee, a group of volunteer parents, raised $50,000 from donations and proceeds from 50th anniversary blanket sales to purchase an electronic greeting sign, replacing an old stone one, as part of the school's 50th anniversary. Burnsville was one of the last to not have an electronic sign, as Lakeville, Bloomington, and Eagan already did. This group has also volunteered their time, energy, and resources to help upkeep the gardens and grounds of the school. There was some controversy among students and community members over the cost of the sign, asking if people would raise such money for books, new computers, or technology education equipment. The money for the sign, however, was raised by local businesses and private donors, and not taken from the school's budget.
- The school also participates in the University of Minnesota's College in the Schools program.
- Demographics
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In terms of race, Burnsville High School is predominantly made up of White American students with a significant minority of African American students. There are smaller but visible numbers of Asian American and Hispanic American students, as well. By percentage, during the year 2008, White American students comprised 75.2% of the student body while African American students comprised 12.9% of the student body. Asian American students represented 7.1% of the student body while Hispanic American students represented 4.3% of the student body. In addition, American Indian students made up a mere 0.5% of the student body.
- In the year 2008, about 18.5% of the students were receiving free or reduced priced lunch as opposed to 27.8% of students in the school district and 30.9% of students in the state. English language learners formed 5.9% of the school's student body as opposed to 14.3% of students in the school district and 7.1% of students in the state. Students with disabilities formed 8.5% of the school's student body as opposed to 13.4% of students in the school district and 14.0% of students in the state.
- Burnsville High School's enrollment has been somewhat steady throughout recent years. In the year 2004, the high school had 2,412 students enrolled. In the year 2005, the number of students went up slightly to 2,417. In the year 2006, the number went up further to 2,429 students. And in the year 2007, 2,430 students were enrolled in the high school. In the year 2008 however, the number declined to 2,375 students.
- In the year 2005, approximately 32.4% of Burnsville High School's teachers possessed a bachelor's degree as opposed to 67.2% possessing a master's degree. However, only about 0.5% of the school's teachers possessed a doctoral degree. In the same year, 100.0% of the school's faculty had state certification as opposed to 99.4% of the faculty in the school district and 99.2% of the faculty in the state. In the same year, only 0.9% of the school's faculty had an emergency permit as opposed to 2.5% of the faculty in the school district and 4.9% of the faculty in the state.
- Burnsville High School has a larger class size than both the school district and the state. In the year 2007, on average, there were 20.9 students per teacher in the high school as opposed to 17.1 students per teacher in the school district and 16.2 students per teacher in the state.
- Athletics
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Burnsville High School is affiliated with the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) and is a member of the Lake Conference.
- Notable alumni
- David Knutson -- BHS Class of 1978, Federal Judge and former State Senator for the Burnsville area.
- Jannell Cannon -- BHS Class of 1975, Author and Illustrator, most notably of Stellaluna.
- Pradeep Venkatasetty -- BHS Class of 1977, CIO of Varel, Intl.
- Randy Scheunemann -- BHS Class of 1978. Lobbyist and Foreign Policy advisor to John McCain.
- Mark Osiecki-- BHS Class of 1987, Former NHL player 1990-1993
- Melissa Peterman -- BHS Class of 1989. Played Barbra Jean on the show Reba
- Cedric Yarbrough -- BHS Class of 1991, Actor, most notably of T.V. shows Reno 911! and The Boondocks .
- Nate Dicasmirro -- BHS Class of 1997, Phoenix Coyotes AHL team.
- Cameron Beckman -- BHS Class of 1988, Winner of two events on the PGA Tour
- Todd Okerlund -- BHS Class of 1983, Member of the 1988 U.S.A. Olympic Hockey Team.
- Ryan Solovjovs -- BHS Class of 1999, Author of the German novel Gekränkt.
- External links
- Burnsville High School
- BHS Cross Country Website
- Burnsville-Eagan-Savage ISD 191
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