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Faribault, Minnesota - 10 schools
An equity score of 81/100 ranks Faribault Public School District #27 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,493 per pupil, Faribault Public School District ranks #73 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,312
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$17,493
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Faribault Public School District operates 10 public schools serving 3,312 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 3 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Rice County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,493 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 19.1% local, 61.7% state, and 19.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 81/100, ranked #27 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 218.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.6% White, 28.4% Hispanic or Latino, 21.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lincoln Elementary, with a diversity index of 71.3/100.
Its largest campus is Faribault Senior High, enrolling 956 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Falcons Online Academy-Middle, at 9 students, a 106x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Faribault Senior High accounts for 28.9% of all Faribault Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Faribault Public School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Faribault Public School District school enrollment varies 106× across entities
Faribault Public School District school enrollment ranges from 9 students (lowest) to 956 students (highest), a spread of 947 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Faribault Public School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 65.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Faribault Public School District student-counselor ratio is 219:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Faribault Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 28.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Faribault Public School District is typically wider than the Faribault Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Faribault Public School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Faribault Public School District?
Faribault Public School District has 10 schools, including 3 high, 1 middle, 4 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,312 students.
How much does Faribault Public School District spend per student?
Faribault Public School District spends $17,493 per student. The district has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #27 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Faribault Public School District?
Faribault Public School District students are 42.6% White, 28.4% Hispanic or Latino, 21.5% African American, 2.0% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Faribault Public School District?
Faribault Public School District has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #27 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.