Dakota County · 8 cities · Every high school

Find Your High School

How the 30-hour classroom works at your teen's school, when the school day ends, the student parking rules, and how far it is to the road test. Pick your school to see the details.

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Drive times are estimates without traffic. School details come from each school's published information as of November 2026; always confirm with the school.

Other schools in our area

Private, charter, alternative and online schools

Driver's ed works the same no matter where your teen goes to school. Any state-approved 30-hour classroom counts. Send us the completion letter when you enroll, or take our $99 online classroom.

Trinity School at River Ridge (Eagan)

A private school for grades 6–12. Trinity students can take our online classroom on their own schedule, then six hours behind the wheel with us.

Unity Catholic High School (Burnsville)

A private high school for grades 9–12. We teach on the same Burnsville and Eagan roads, and the Eagan exam station is close by.

First Baptist School (Rosemount)

A private school through grade 12. Rosemount families can see our Rosemount High page for local roads and road-test timing.

Great Oaks Academy (Eagan) & FIT Academy (Apple Valley)

Charter schools with middle and high school campuses. Students start with our online classroom or any state-approved program.

Alternative learning programs

Including the ISD 196 Area Learning Center and Burnsville Alternative High School (both in Eagan), Lakeville Pathways Academy, the Hastings Alternative Learning Program, and the Simley Alternative Program. Flexible schedules fit our 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. lesson hours well.

Online and homeschool students

196Online, One91 Virtual Academy, Lakeville Online Academy, and homeschool families: our online classroom and flexible lesson times are built for students who learn on their own schedule.

Eagan families outside ISD 196

Eagan is served by three school districts. Some Eagan students attend Burnsville High School (ISD 191) or Two Rivers High School in Mendota Heights (ISD 197). See our Burnsville High page or Eagan page.

Don't see your school?

Text us at 612-552-1929. If you're in or near Dakota County, we can likely help.

The same simple path from every school

Classroom, Blue Card, permit, six hours

Finish the 30-hour classroom (at school, through Community Education, or online with us for $99). Enroll in our six hours of behind-the-wheel ($438, or two payments of $220) and we issue the E-Card (Blue Card), usually overnight. Your teen passes the permit test, then we schedule the six one-on-one hours. Need both? The package is $499.

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Whatever school, we'll get your teen on the road.

Taught one-on-one by professional educators, with pickup across our service area.

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South Metro Driving School is a private, state-licensed driving school, not affiliated with or endorsed by any school or school district named on this page. School names are used only to describe the area we serve.