Enrollment
337
High
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124004884
FAIR High
10 S 10TH ST, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55403 · (612) 668-1060 · Hennepin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
201 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 95 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 90 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 66 | 20% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
17.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like FAIR High
FAIR High's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIR High this school | 337 | 59.6% | 38.7% |
| Paladin Career and Tech High School COON RAPIDS | 257 | 61.9% | 19.1% |
| APOLLO SENIOR HIGH SAINT CLOUD | 1,264 | 61.8% | 24.0% |
| Edison High MINNEAPOLIS | 865 | 70.3% | 29.9% |
| Fridley Senior High FRIDLEY | 796 | 70.0% | 26.1% |
| AFSA High School VADNAIS HEIGHTS | 246 | 55.7% | 29.5% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where FAIR High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #203 of 397 | #23 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #331 of 401 | #31 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #99 of 397 | #16 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #237 of 764 | #33 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #125 of 332 | #12 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #18 of 338 | #5 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #88 of 444 | #23 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +56.7% | #9 of 181 | #3 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
337
+53 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 23.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 337 | 21.4 | 15.7:1 | 60% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 19.7 | 16.8:1 | 67% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 14.1 | 24.1:1 | 60% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 12 | 23.7:1 | 65% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 215 | 14.6 | 14.7:1 | 54% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 50% (151) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FAIR High.
Since 2017-18: students up 57% (215 to 337); teachers up 47% (14.6 to 21.4).
About FAIR High
A medium-sized high school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, FAIR High is part of Minneapolis Public School District. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 337 students.
Minneapolis Public School District oversees FAIR High and 85 other schools, with 29,928 students in total.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at FAIR High. The largest is White students, at 36%. The next largest groups are 34% Black, 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Native American. In Hennepin County overall, about 66% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at FAIR High was 15.7:1. That matches the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota fairly closely. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 60%. Across public schools in Hennepin County, the average is 43%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, FAIR High would score about 33.0%. It scores 38.7%, 5.7 points above that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Hennepin County show that the median household income is $97,653, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 496 public schools in Hennepin County, enrolling about 177,509 students in all.
Nearest public school: Loring-Nicollet High, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. FAIR High's average proficiency of 38.7% compares with 22.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place FAIR High in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment climbed 19% from its 2020-21 level of 284. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.7:1 in 2020-21 to 15.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Minneapolis Public School District
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Other schools in MINNEAPOLIS
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Nearby schools
- Loring-Nicollet High0.2 mi · 57
- Wellstone International High - SWS0.4 mi · 39
- Wellstone International High0.4 mi · 166
- Emerson Elementary0.5 mi · 491
- Stadium View0.8 mi · 43
- SET Academy Elementary0.8 mi · 463
Frequently asked questions
About FAIR HighWhat is the total enrollment at FAIR High?
FAIR High enrolls approximately 337 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does FAIR High serve?
FAIR High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does FAIR High have?
FAIR High employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at FAIR High?
Student demographics at FAIR High are roughly 36% White, 13% Hispanic, 34% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees FAIR High?
FAIR High is overseen by Minneapolis Public School District in Hennepin County.
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