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Fairfield, Ohio - 10 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Fairfield City #732 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,314 per pupil, Fairfield City ranks #836 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,647
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$11,314
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fairfield City operates 10 public schools serving 9,647 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 high, 2 combined, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Butler County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,314 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 51.8% local, 34.8% state, and 13.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 23/100, ranked #732 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 615.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.3% White, 25.1% African American, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fairfield Compass Elementary, with a diversity index of 75.6/100.
Its largest campus is Fairfield High School, enrolling 2,255 students (24% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Fairfield North Elementary School, at 629 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fairfield High School accounts for 23.4% of all Fairfield City student enrollment
That concentration means Fairfield City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Fairfield City school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Fairfield City school enrollment ranges from 629 students (lowest) to 2,255 students (highest), a spread of 1,626 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Fairfield City student-counselor ratio is 615:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Fairfield City chronic absenteeism rate is 27.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Fairfield City is typically wider than the Fairfield City-aggregate figure suggests.
Fairfield City has 10 schools, including 2 high, 5 elementary, 1 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 9,647 students.
How much does Fairfield City spend per student?
Fairfield City spends $11,314 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #732 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Fairfield City?
Fairfield City students are 39.3% White, 25.1% African American, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fairfield City?
Fairfield City has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #732 out of 806 districts in Ohio.