Burnsville Alternative High School (BAHS) is a

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, United States. It is part of the

Burnsville–Eagan–Savage School District Burnsville–Eagan–Savage is an independent school district in the U.S. state of Minnesota; it serves the city of Burnsville and parts of the neighboring cities of Savage and Eagan. Profile The school district educates more than 10,000 stud ...

191. Students do not have to be residents of the school district to attend, and is an option for students in tenth grade or older who have dropped out of their previous school setting. A

Burnsville High School Burnsville High School (BHS) is a four-year public high school in Burnsville, Minnesota, United States. Burnsville is a southern suburb about 15 miles south of Minneapolis. The school is part of Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191, which ...

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is available to all students.

Demographics

As of the 2017-18 School year there were 135 students attending Burnsville Alternative High School. 36% of students were

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, 27% of students were

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, 23% of students were

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made up 5%, and Native Americans were around 1% of the student population. 55% of students were male and 45% were female. 59% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

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