Total enrollment
5,000
-127 (-2%) vs SY 2017-18
5 schools in Fairhope
Alabama · Public K-12
5 public-school campuses operate inside Fairhope, with roughly 5,000 K-12 students enrolled (3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
7-year change in Fairhope
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
77%
was 80%
% Hispanic
10%
was 7%
% Black
6%
was 8%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhope East Elementary | Elementary | PK-06 | 913 |
| Fairhope High School | High | 09-12 | 1,536 |
| Fairhope Middle School | Middle | 07-08 | 775 |
| Fairhope West Elementary | Elementary | PK-06 | 972 |
| J Larry Newton School | Elementary | PK-06 | 804 |
About Fairhope
Fairhope, Alabama is home to 5 public schools, with combined enrollment of approximately 5,000 students. By school count, it is a sparse city.
On the school-mix side, the city is built around 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
Average school size in Fairhope is around 1,000 students, 84% noticeably above the Alabama average of about 544.
Over the past 7-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Fairhope has stayed largely flat since SY 2017-18, moving from about 5,127 students to 5,000. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 10% over the same window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Fairhope discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.