📍 704 17th St Sw, Faribault, Rice County, 55021
Faribault Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Faribault, Rice County. The school has 717 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Faribault Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Faribault Middle enrolls 717 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 282 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 231 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 163 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
519 of the school's 717 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 430 qualify for free lunch and 89 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.
Faribault Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Faribault Middle is one of 12 schools in FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in FARIBAULT, Minnesota. The district serves 3,106 students district-wide and employs 250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 717 students, Faribault Middle is larger than the district average of about 259 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe