Intermediate School District 917's Secondary School Programs consist of:
- Dakota County Area Learning School (DCALS) - Offers alternative learning programming for our nine member districts and any interested student from any Minnesota school district.
- DCALS-Main - Co-located on the campus of Dakota County Technical College (DCTC), DCALS-Main provides students with a unique, non-traditional learning environment in which they have multiple opportunities to learn about and prepare for post-secondary learning and/or careers.
- DCALS-North - Located in their own building in West St. Paul, DCALS-North provides students with a student-centered, non-traditional learning environment in which they have multiple opportunities to learn about and prepare for post-secondary learning and/or careers.
- Career & Technical Education (CTE) - Co-located on the campus of Dakota County Technical College (DCTC), ISD 917 CTE programs provide hands-on experience with curriculum, materials, and equipment that meet industry standards to prepare them for post-secondary learning and/or the workforce. Students from our nine member districts are eligible for our CTE programs.