FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH

FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH is a senior high of large scale in FARIBAULT, Minnesota, operated by FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolling 956 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 158% bigger than the state mean of about 371.

Across the 10 schools in FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,106 students total), FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH reports that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 33% Hispanic, 19% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Roughly 58% of students at FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Rice County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Rice County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,181 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rice County's 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,301 students), FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH is one campus in the mix.

JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 20.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 22%: 1,229 students in 2018 compared to 956 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 57% to 42% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.