| Definition of Terms |
Rosemount Senior High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Dakota County, MN |
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| Total Students |
2061 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
116 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 491 students | | Grade 10 - 591 students | | Grade 11 - 488 students | | Grade 12 - 491 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:18 |
1:17 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
4% |
| % Asian |
4% |
3% |
| % Hispanic |
3% |
5% |
| % Black |
4% |
10% |
| % White |
88% |
75% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
6% |
20% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
4% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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(MN) Statewide Testing Performance |
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| School District Name |
Rosemount-apple Valley-eagan School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
37 |
3 |
| Number of Students Managed |
28,261 students |
766 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$267,339,000 |
$7,976,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$275,710,000 |
$8,268,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$9,460 |
$10,413 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$9,756 |
$10,794 |
| District Graduation Rates |
92% |
92% |
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- Rosemount High School is a public four-year high school in Rosemount, Minnesota founded in 1918. The school is a member of Minnesota Independent School District 196 (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District). It is also affiliated with the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) and is a member of the Lake Conference.
- Facilities
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Rosemount High School is a modern, well-equipped public comprehensive high school with an enrollment in excess of 2000 students in grades 9 through 12. Campus and building features include:650 seat state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center, On-line library catalog and more than 20 research databases covering all subject areas available 24/7, Over 100 classrooms including specialized science labs, lecture areas and small instructional settings, A campus which includes a 3,200 seat, lighted outdoor football, soccer and 8-lane, all-weather track stadium, Video production facility with cable access to classrooms, Fully equipped strength-conditioning-fitness facility, Dance studio Voice mail and e-mail for all faculty and staff, and Parent access to student data through School View.
- Notable graduates
- Steve Kavouras, Founder of Kavouras Weather, a pioneer in color weather radar systems for television. (1972)
- Lona Williams, Producer of films including Drop Dead Gorgeous (1985)
- John Zanmiller, Politician, mayor of West Saint Paul (1985)
- Tom Preissing, Professional hockey player, member of the Colorado Avalanche, NHL (1997)
- Peter Breitmayer, Hannah Olson Successful actor, appearing in recent films such as Changeling (1983)
- Carroll's Woods
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In the mid-20th century, The Carroll family willed a large stretch of undeveloped forest north of one of their farms to Rosemount High School on the condition that it never be sold or developed other than the minimal amount necessary to support walking paths. Because of this, there is to the present day a large, wild forest on the grounds of RHS known as "Carroll's Woods", which serves both as a recreational area and lesson space for students, and to screen the high school off from encroaching urban sprawl.
- Awards
- It is a Nationally Recognized School of Excellence,
- A Minnesota Alliance of the Arts in Education School of Excellence,
- A Minnesota State High School League Spotlight on Scholarship Award[1] Winner
- 1981 MN state High school football champions
- 2008 Lake Conference Football Champions
- 2008 Section 3AAAAA Football Champions
- 2008 MSHSL Prep Bowl Semi-finalist
- 2009 MSHSCA State True Team Track and Field Champions
- Vision
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A quality school dedicated to education for the challenges of the 21st century by:
- Continually striving for excellence
- Creating an environment for collaboration, cooperation and mutual respect
- Serving as a catalyst for creativity, innovation and lifelong learning
- Co-curricular activities
- Music
- Choir-
- Irish Belles, Irish Bards, Choraliers, Cavaliers, Bel Canto, Men's Chorale, and Concert Choir
Extracurricular choirs-
- Women's Ensemble
- Men's Ensemble
- Chamber Singers
- Vivace
- Instrumental Music
- Concert Bands - 9th grade bands
- Jazz Bands
- Symphonic Band - the secondary band made up of students from 10-12 grade
- Marching band - The Rosemount High School Marching Band has received high honors, placing 9th in the Bands of America (BOA) Super Regional Competition in St. Louis, MO in 2005, 7th in 2006, 3rd in 2007, the only Minnesota Band to have ever placed as highly in a BOA competition, and 4th in 2008. They were also the 2006, 2007, and 2008 Minnesota State Marching Band Champions at the Youth in Music competition.
- Varsity Band - concert band for sophomores
- Pep band -
- Percussion Ensemble
- Wind Ensemble
- Academics
- "A" Team
- Academic Bowl
- Bomb Squad
- Chess Team
- Debate
- DECA
- Diversity Club
- Humans for Humanities
- International Club
- Irish Gazette
- Literary Arts Magazine (Shadows)
- Math Team
- Mock Trial
- National Art Honor Society
- National Forensic League
- National French Honor Society
- National German Honor Society
- National Tri-M Honor Society
- National Honor Society
- National Technology Honor Society
- Science Olympiad
- Spanish Honor Society
- Speech
- Yearbook
- National Art Society
- Theater Arts
- Modern Dance Company (MoMoCo)
- Video Productions
- Diversity Club
- GLBT Club, Thomas F. Wilson Chapter
- Freshmen Select
- Peer Programs
- SADD - Students Against Destructive Decisions
- GOAT (Group of Active Teens)[2] - A group of students from the school who go and help out the community through service projects
- Student Council
- Sports
- Adapted Floor Hockey Floorball
- 2006 State Champions
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- 2001 State Champions
- Cross country running
- 1971 Missota Conference Champions
- 1990 Lake Conference Red Champions
- They are currently ranked number 1 in the state of Minnesota, and 16th nationally.
- Dance
- 1997 State Champions
- Figure Skating
- Football
- 1981 State Champions
- 2006 Section Champions
- 2008 Lake Conference Champions
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Irishettes
- Nordic Skiing
- Downhill Skiing
- Soccer
- 2006 Section Champions
- Softball
- 2006 State Champions
- 1979 State Champions
- 2006 Lake Conference Champions
- 2005 Lake Conference Co-Champions
- Swimming
- 1999 State Champions
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- 1984 State Champions
- 2006 Lake Conference Champions
- 2008 State Champions
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- External links
- Rosemount High School Official Web Page
- Lake Conference
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| About This Zip Code (55068) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
20,734 people |
4,666,598 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
39% |
25% |
| Population Average Age |
31 years old
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34 years old |
| Average Household size |
3.1 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$65,040
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$49,158 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.8 rooms |
5.7 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
25 years old |
43 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
90% / 10% |
71% / 29% |
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