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Trinity School at River Ridge

601 River Ridge Parkway, Eagan, MN, 55121-0554 -

School Notes Overview:

Trinity School inspires a lifelong love for learning. Our outstanding teachers' genuine passion for learning combined with a rigorous, classical curriculum and a safe, nurturing environment is a unique hallmark of Trinity Schools. The mission of Trinity Schools is to impart basic ordered knowledge about the world and to train students in basic intellectual skills and qualities of mind so that they might be of use to God in the wise care and governance of his creation and in the building of his kingdom. We accomplish this by establishing a culture marked by the discovery of truth, the practice of goodness, the creation of beauty, and the development of intellectual and aesthetic habits of mind. Trinity School is a community of learners characterized by the rigorous exploration of reality, the free and disciplined exchange of ideas, and active participation in the fine arts....

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School Overview:

	Trinity School At River Ridge
School Membership(s)	National Association of Independent Schools
Religious Affiliation	Christian (no specific denomination)
Grades Offered	Grades 7 - 12
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Year Founded	1986
County	Dakota County, MN
Awards	Blue Ribbon School - Selected in 1994, 2008
Student Body
Total Students	361 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MN) School Avg.
% Students of Color	4%	10%
Students by Grade
	Grade 7 - 56 students
	Grade 8 - 61 students
	Grade 9 - 68 students
	Grade 10 - 57 students
	Grade 11 - 58 students
	Grade 12 - 61 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	42 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	40%
Average Class Size	17
Average ACT score	27
	This School	(MN) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:9	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	179 days	172 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost	$9,850
Head of School	Jon Balsbaugh
Admissions Director	Rita Ryan
Sport
Total Sports Offered	10
	Sports
	Baseball	Basketball
	Cross Country	Golf
	Soccer	Softball
	Swimming	Track and Field
	Volley Ball	Wrestling

School Notes:

Trinity School seeks to prepare and develop the whole student for a purposeful, successful future. That means more than prepping for college. It means inspiring a lifelong love for learning. Instilling a lifelong love for learning begins with our outstanding teachers. Their genuine passion for learning combined with a rigorous, classical curriculum and a safe, nurturing environment is a unique hallmark of Trinity Schools. Our students are continually engaged and encouraged to ask new questions. They learn how to learn. As a result, Trinity students acquire an unrelenting thirst for knowledge. Trinity Schools provide an education for seventh through twelfth grades that is at once disciplined and creative, intellectual and moral, an education firmly planted in the soil of the Christian tradition. The mission of Trinity Schools is to impart basic ordered knowledge about the world and to train students in basic intellectual skills and qualities of mind so that they might be of use to God in the wise care and governance of his creation and in the building of his kingdom. We accomplish this by establishing a culture marked by the discovery of truth, the practice of goodness, the creation of beauty, and the development of intellectual and aesthetic habits of mind. Trinity School is a community of learners characterized by the rigorous exploration of reality, the free and disciplined exchange of ideas, and active participation in the fine arts.
Profile last updated: 09/02/2009

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (55121)	School Zip (55121)	(MN) State Average
Population (Approximate)	7,714 people	4,915,288 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	53%	25%
Population Average Age	31 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$54,358	$49,130
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5 rooms	5.7 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	27 years old	43 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	45% / 55%	70% / 30%