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Discovery Public School Faribault

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
126 8 Th Street Nw
Faribault, MN 55021
Phone
(507) 331-5423
District
Discovery Public School - Faribault
County
RICE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
48
Classroom Teachers
5

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.8% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Discovery Public School Faribault Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
8%
47%
17%
50%
0%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
9
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 0 0.0%
Grade 7 3 6.3%
Grade 8 6 12.5%
Grade 9 8 16.7%
Grade 10 14 29.2%
Grade 11 10 20.8%
Grade 12 7 14.6%
Total 48 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.1% 76.1% 65.4%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 12.7%
Hispanic 19.6% 19.6% 12.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.3% 4.3% 7.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 2.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 77.1% 77.1% 42.4%
Free lunch eligible 70.8% 70.8% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.3% 6.3% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 5,737,915
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 72
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 24.9%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 2,282,967
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 93.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 24.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 12.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 8.2%
$15,000 or less Unreported 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,875 $522,000 57.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $125 $6,000 0.7%
Staff $354 $17,000 1.9%
General Administration $1,750 $84,000 9.3%
School Administration $0 $0 0.0%
Operation $667 $32,000 3.6%
Transportation $21 $1,000 0.1%
Other $2,854 $137,000 15.2%
Total Support $5,771 $277,000 30.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,125 $102,000 11.3%
Total Expenditures $18,771 $901,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,696 $8,440,020,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $575 $500,256,000 2.9%
Staff $801 $697,297,000 4.1%
General Administration $599 $521,143,000 3.1%
School Administration $589 $512,404,000 3.0%
Operation $1,033 $898,874,000 5.3%
Transportation $883 $768,682,000 4.5%
Other $414 $360,149,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,892 $4,258,805,000 25.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,975 $4,330,430,000 25.4%
Total Expenditures $19,563 $17,029,255,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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