McKinley PreK

McKinley PreK is one of the tiny elementary schools in FARIBAULT, Minnesota, operated by FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 36 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so McKinley PreK sits 90% below that benchmark.

FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 3,106 students; McKinley PreK is among them.

On demographics, McKinley PreK shows that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 31% Black, 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Rice County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 0 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 211.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Rice County (around 46%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Rice County) logs that median household income runs about $83,181, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Rice County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,301 students), of which McKinley PreK is one.

The closest other public school is LINCOLN ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. McKinley PreK's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 36 (now 36).

On the community side, members of the McKinley PreK community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.