Fairfax High School
Public high school in Fairfax, Missouri · Fairfax R-III School District · Grades 7–12
Fairfax High School serves 68 students in grades 7–12 in Fairfax (Atchison County). It is one of 2 schools in Fairfax R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 497th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 9.78 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Fairfax R-III School District |
| County | Atchison County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291176000433 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Fairfax R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 68 | 134 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 7 | 6.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 33.8% | 41% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Fairfax High School in context
Size
Fairfax High School is the only high school in Fairfax R-III School District. Its 68 students are 50.7% of the district's 134. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 20 miles away with a median enrollment of 107; Fairfax High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 15 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 5, against an average of 11 per grade. This year grade 12 has 27% more students than grade 7 (14 against 11). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 94.1% here and 95.5% across Fairfax R-III.
33.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 41% across Fairfax R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 7.4% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 9.78 full-time-equivalent teachers for 68 students, Fairfax High School has 7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 68 students would have about 5.6 teachers, so Fairfax High School has 4.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Fairfax High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Tarkio Jh and High School, 6.8 miles away in Tarkio R-I School District. Within 10 miles there are 2 other high schools, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 94.1% |
| Hispanic | 4.4% |
| Black | 1.5% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 11 |
| Grade 8 | 10 |
| Grade 9 | 13 |
| Grade 10 | 15 |
| Grade 11 | 5 |
| Grade 12 | 14 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
500 Main St, Fairfax, MO 64446
Phone: (660)686-2851
Website: fairfaxk12mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fairfax High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarkio Jh and High School | Tarkio R-I | 6.8 mi | 176 | 8.8 | 43.8% |
| Rock Port High School | Rock Port R-II | 8.3 mi | 193 | 9.7 | 28.5% |
| Mound City High School | Mound City R-II | 16.5 mi | 84 | 9 | 31% |
| West Nodaway High School | West Nodaway County R-I | 19.2 mi | 94 | 9.7 | 39.4% |
| Nodaway-Holt MS/HS | Nodaway-Holt R-VII | 20.8 mi | 89 | 9.3 | 55.1% |
| Maryville High School | Maryville R-II | 26.8 mi | 507 | 15.8 | 25.2% |
| South Holt High School | South Holt County R-I | 27.9 mi | 119 | 7.8 | 21% |
| South Nodaway High School | South Nodaway County R-IV | 32.0 mi | 71 | 8.6 | 40.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Fairfax R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 66 |