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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
337
+122 (+57%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.7:1
% White
36%
was 32%
% Hispanic
13%
was 13%
% Black
34%
was 49%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FAIR High
FAIR High is a mid-sized senior high in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, overseen by Minneapolis Public School District. The school educates 337 students in grades 9 through 12.
Minneapolis Public School District runs 86 schools in total, collectively educating 29,928 students. FAIR High is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, FAIR High shows that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 34% Black, 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, FAIR High has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. The state averages about 16.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, FAIR High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.0%, the actual is 38.7%, a residual of +5.7 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Hennepin County put the typical household earns roughly $97,653 per year, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. FAIR High is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).
Nearest neighbor: Loring-Nicollet High, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 57%: 215 students in 2018 compared to 337 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 49% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.
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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
- Online SET Academy0.8 mi · 114
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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