Faribault Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Faribault, Minnesota

Faribault Middle in Faribault, Minnesota enrolled 594 students in 2024-25 with 43.8 full-time teachers, 13.6 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 31% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

717 students in 2022-23, 636 students in 2023-24, 594 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.7 to 43.8.

Students enrolled at Faribault Middle by school year2022-23: 717, 2023-24: 636, 2024-25: 59402004006008002022-237172023-246362024-25594
Students enrolled at Faribault Middle by school year2022-23: 717, 2023-24: 636, 2024-25: 59402004006008002022-237172023-246362024-25594
Students enrolled at Faribault Middle by school year2022-23: 717, 2023-24: 636, 2024-25: 59402004006008002022-237172023-246362024-25594
Students enrolled at Faribault Middle by school year2022-23: 717, 2023-24: 636, 2024-25: 59402004006008002022-237172023-246362024-25594
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2371749.714.4
2023-2463648.913.0
2024-2559443.813.6

13.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 of every 100 Minnesota middle schools

Among the 274 Minnesota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Faribault Middle 13.6; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFaribault Middle 13.6state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Faribault Middle 13.6; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFaribault Middle 13.6state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Faribault Middle 13.6; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFaribault Middle 13.6state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.6; Faribault Middle 13.6; state median 16.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFaribault Middle 13.6state median 16.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 256 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Faribault Middle enrolled 769 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 94 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 256 of the 769 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions94
  • Chronically absent12.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

35.5% of students were Hispanic, 33.3% White, 23.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic35.5%
  2. White33.3%
  3. Black23.1%
  4. Two or more races5.4%
  5. Asian2.2%
  6. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Faribault Middle scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2231%33%51.1%
Math, 2022-2314%20% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Faribault

2 public middle schools in Faribault report 2024-25 enrollment; Faribault Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Faribault Middle59413.662.0%
Falcons Online Academy-Middle98.855.6%

All public schools in Faribault →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Faribault Middle

  1. Falcons Online Academy-MiddleThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 9 students, 8.8 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Morristown ElementaryThe next nearest public middle school, 8.7 miles away: 115 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).8.7 mi
  3. Compare Faribault Middle with Falcons Online Academy-MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Faribault Public Schools spends per student$17,883 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,883
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaFaribault Middle is the number 123 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#123 of 301
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.13.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Faribault Middle

  1. How many students attend Faribault Middle?
    594 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 717 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Faribault, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Faribault Middle?
    13.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Faribault Middle a Title I school?
    Faribault Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Faribault Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Faribault Middle scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Faribault Middle in?
    Faribault Public Schools, NCES district ID 2711760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271176000557 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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