McKinley PreK

McKinley PreK is a small elementary school in FARIBAULT, Minnesota, (ZIP code 55021). School enrollment was 36 students in 2024-25, in pre-K. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students.

FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs McKinley PreK, has 10 schools and 3,106 students.

McKinley PreK has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 42%. The rest of enrollment is 31% Black, 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Rice County's population at about 80%.

Staffing totals 0.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 211.8:1. That is higher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 64%. That is 18 points above the 46% average for public schools in Rice County.

Census Bureau estimates for Rice County show that the median household income is $83,181, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 40 public schools in Rice County, enrolling about 8,301 students in all.

The closest public school, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY, is about 0.7 miles from McKinley PreK. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.

2024-25 enrollment was 36, a 35% decrease from 55 in 2020-21.

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