Prior Lake High School (PLHS) is located in Savage, Minnesota, covering grades 9-12. The school is part of the South Suburban Conference. It has approximately 2,500 students currently enrolled, along with a teaching and administrative staff of around 400. A book, "Another Planet: A Year in the Life of a Suburban High School", was written by author Elinor Burkett about life in the school and around the city of Prior Lake. Even though this school is named Prior Lake High School, it was built in Savage, not Prior Lake. The principal's name is Dr. David Lund. The school's three assistant principals are John Bennett, Dr. Amy Steiner, and Jeff Pawlicki. The school is currently implementing a 6-period system to replace the previous 7-period one.
Prior Lake High School made the list of Newsweek's best high schools in the country. Newsweek picks the best schools in the U.S. based on how hard school staff work to challenge students with advanced-placement, college-level courses and tests. Only 6 percent of all the public schools in the U.S. made the list. PLHS comes in 22nd in the state. PLHS has successfully been meeting AYP under no Child Left Behind. The school is 90% Caucasian, 5% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic, and 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native. The student to teacher ration is 21:1 and only 7% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program. Prior Lake High School offers several honors courses.
Prior Lake High School is currently looking for a way to solve the overcrowding issue. It currently has about 300 extra students in a 2,500 student capacity.
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