Independent School District 196


Independent School District 196 is a K-12 public school district located in the south suburban Twin Cities, near both Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota.
Also known as the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District, District 196 serves approximately 28,300 students in grades Early Childhood-12 and is Minnesota's fourth largest school district. The district boundary includes all or part of seven cities - Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan, Burnsville, Coates, Inver Grove Heights and Lakeville - and rural Empire and Vermillion townships.
District 196 has 20 elementary schools, six middle schools including Scott Highlands Middle School, and four high schools, the School of Environmental Studies optional high school, the Area Learning Center alternative high school and Dakota Ridge special education school. and
The district has been honored with six National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence awards and numerous state and nationally recognized programs in academics, the arts and athletics.
District 196 is consistently recognized among the nation's top school districts.

District 196 High Schools

All five District 196 high schools compete in the South Suburban Conference of the Minnesota State High School League.
  • Apple Valley
  • Eagan
  • Eastview
  • Rosemount
  • School of Environmental Studies

    District 196 Middle Schools

  • Black Hawk Middle School
  • Dakota Hills Middle School
  • Falcon Ridge Middle School
  • Rosemount Middle School
  • Scott Highlands Middle School
  • Valley Middle School of STEM

    District 196 Elementary Schools

Apple Valley, MN

On December 17, 2025, a unknown instagram account posted a voting on 4 schools, that with the most votes would then be shot up. The schools featured were Apple Valley High school, Eastview High school, Rosemount High school, and Burnsvile High school. District 196 closed multiple high schools, and police arrested a 16 year old boy, who they said was involved in the situation.