📍 400 Se 6th Ave, Faribault, Rice County, 55021
Mn Academy for the Blind is a Special Education serving other age pupils, located in Faribault, Rice County. The school has 43 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Minnesota State Academies school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 3.1:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mn Academy for the Blind enrolls 43 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 3.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 7% Hispanic or Latino and 7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 35 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 7% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 7% |
| Asian | 2 | 4.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
31 of the school's 43 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 31 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mn Academy for the Blind is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-10, state senate district 24.
Mn Academy for the Blind is one of 2 schools in MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES, based in FARIBAULT, Minnesota. The district serves 134 students district-wide and employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 43 students, Mn Academy for the Blind is smaller than the district average of about 67 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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