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What's the biggest difference between FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
839
High
DISTRICT 923 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270012400553
FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL
900 JOHNSON ST, FAIRMONT, MN 56031 · (507) 238-4411 · Martin County
GRADES 07–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL839 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
394 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
3
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
30.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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
839
+9 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 21.1:1
% White
72%
was 83%
% Hispanic
23%
was 12%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL
As a high-enrollment 9-12 campus in FAIRMONT, Minnesota, FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL works with 839 students from grades 7 through 12, run under FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 126% above typical.
FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 1,846 students overall.
On demographics, FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 23% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.
On the resource side, FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL reports 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.5:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.3%.
In the surrounding community, Martin County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,507, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Martin County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,110 students), of which FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL is one.
FAIRMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 30.5%.
FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.
Over the past 7-year window. FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 830 (now 839). Hispanic enrollment moved from 12% to 23% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 today.
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Martin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,780
Census ACS
Median income
$59,507
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FAIRMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,007 students
Other schools in FAIRMONT
- FAIRMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,007 students
- SOUTHERN PLAINS AREA LEARNING CNTR.High · 47 students
- SOUTHERN PLAINS BRIDGESCombined · 23 students
- SOUTHERN PLAINS EDUCATION COOP.Elementary · 19 students
- POSITIVE APPROACH TO LEARNINGCombined · 5 students
Nearby schools
- FAIRMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,007
- SOUTHERN PLAINS AREA LEARNING CNTR.2.1 mi · 47
- SOUTHERN PLAINS EDUCATION COOP.2.1 mi · 19
- SOUTHERN PLAINS BRIDGES2.1 mi · 23
- POSITIVE APPROACH TO LEARNING2.1 mi · 5
- Granada Huntley East Chain Middle S6.7 mi · 81
Frequently asked questions
About FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL?
FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 839 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL serve?
FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL have?
FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL?
At FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 72% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.