Fairfield High School
Public high school in Fairfield, Texas · Fairfield ISD · Grades 9–12
Fairfield High School serves 500 students in grades 9–12 in Fairfield (Freestone County). It is one of 4 schools in Fairfield ISD. By enrollment it is the 893rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 42.68 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Fairfield ISD |
| County | Freestone County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481894001770 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fairfield ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 500 | 1,602 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.7 | 13 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41% | 53.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% of Texas 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.
Fairfield High School in context
Size
Fairfield High School is the only high school in Fairfield ISD. Its 500 students are 31.2% of the district's 1,602. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 19.1 miles away and have a median of 178 students, so Fairfield High School is larger 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 9 with 135 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 119, against an average of 125 per grade. This year grade 12 has 12% fewer students than grade 9 (119 against 135). 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
White students are the largest group, at 54.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Fairfield ISD (51.6%). Hispanic students are next, at 26.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 53.8% across Fairfield ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. 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
Fairfield High School has 42.68 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 500 students would have about 35.7 teachers, so Fairfield High School has 7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Teague High School, 9.4 miles away in Teague ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 54.4% |
| Hispanic | 26.6% |
| Black | 12.8% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% |
| Asian | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 135 |
| Grade 10 | 125 |
| Grade 11 | 121 |
| Grade 12 | 119 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
631 Post Oak Rd, Fairfield, TX 75840
Phone: (903)389-4177
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fairfield High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teague High School | Teague ISD | 9.4 mi | 371 | 10.2 | 45.3% |
| Teague Lion Academy | Teague ISD | 9.4 mi | 29 | 29 | 48.3% |
| Buffalo High School | Buffalo ISD | 17.6 mi | 304 | 11.9 | 61.2% |
| Cayuga High School | Cayuga ISD | 19.1 mi | 190 | 9.5 | 41.6% |
| Oakwood High School | Oakwood ISD | 19.2 mi | 83 | 7.3 | 80.7% |
| Mexia High School | Mexia ISD | 19.6 mi | 535 | 13.3 | 74.4% |
| Wortham High School | Wortham ISD | 19.8 mi | 165 | 9.6 | 56.4% |
| Cross Roads High School | Cross Roads ISD | 25.3 mi | 162 | 7.2 | 40.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Fairfield ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 348 |
| Fairfield Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 348 |
| Fairfield Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 406 |