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What tradition at Fairhope High School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
1,536
High
DISTRICT 1,081 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN COUNTY·NCES 010027000100
Fairhope High School
18800 Greeno Rd, Fairhope, AL 36532 · (251) 928-8309 · Baldwin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,536 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Alabama public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
102 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
337 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 1% |
| Grade 9 | 368 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 375 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 401 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 374 | 24% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
58.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fairhope High School
Fairhope High School's state test result (65.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhope High School this school | 1,536 | 21.9% | 65.1% |
| Chelsea High School Chelsea | 1,235 | 23.5% | 49.2% |
| Helena High School Helena | 1,383 | 26.4% | 40.8% |
| Spanish Fort High School Spanish Fort | 1,115 | 16.7% | 58.7% |
| Daphne High School Daphne | 1,639 | 27.6% | 51.0% |
| Hartselle High School Hartselle | 1,027 | 26.8% | 44.4% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fairhope High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #6 of 305 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #7 of 305 | #1 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #4 of 305 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,536 | #25 of 319 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #51 of 307 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #182 of 307 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.9% | #308 of 317 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #141 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,536
+119 (+8%) vs 2020
+43% since 2000-01, when it was 1,074
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,536 | 101.6 | 15.1:1 | 22% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 1,642 | 99.9 | 16.4:1 | 33% (540) |
| 2022-23 | 1,629 | 100.9 | 16.1:1 | 31% (505) |
| 2020-21 | 1,417 | 99 | 14.3:1 | 24% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 1,616 | 93.3 | 17.3:1 | 27% (440) |
| 2015-16 | 1,604 | 81 | 19.8:1 | 22% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 1,358 | 71 | 19.1:1 | 26% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 1,074 | 67 | 16.0:1 | 9% (98) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairhope High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,616 to 1,536); teachers up 9% (93.3 to 101.6).
About Fairhope High School
Students in Fairhope, Alabama, attend Fairhope High School, a large high school. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 1,536 students. By comparison, high schools in Alabama enroll about 682 students on average.
Baldwin County serves 31,965 students across 42 schools.
White students are 78% of those enrolled at Fairhope High School. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. That is in line with Baldwin County, where about 82% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 101.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.1:1. The average for high schools in Alabama, 17.2:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 22%. Among public schools in Baldwin County, the average eligibility rate is 40%.
On the allk12 Grade, Fairhope High School lands at A+, ahead of 96% of Alabama public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Fairhope High School is 2.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 65.1%. Predicted: 68.0%.
The school is in Baldwin County, where the median household earns about $78,775 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Baldwin County, 51 public schools serve about 35,975 students.
The closest school to Fairhope High School is Fairhope Middle School, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Fairhope High School. On proficiency, Fairhope High School is behind the 69.7% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Fairhope High School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Enrollment was 1,536 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,417.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Fairhope High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Baldwin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
246,989
Census ACS
Median income
$78,775
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
35,975 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baldwin County
- Daphne High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Foley High SchoolHigh · 1,520 students
- Robertsdale High SchoolHigh · 1,418 students
- Spanish Fort High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Robertsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,081 students
- Belforest Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,069 students
Other schools in Fairhope
- Fairhope West ElementaryElementary · 972 students
- Fairhope East ElementaryElementary · 913 students
- J Larry Newton SchoolElementary · 804 students
- Fairhope Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
Nearby schools
- Fairhope Middle School0.2 mi · 775
- Fairhope East Elementary2.0 mi · 913
- J Larry Newton School2.3 mi · 804
- Fairhope West Elementary2.5 mi · 972
- Baldwin County Virtual School6.0 mi · 298
- W J Carroll Intermediate School6.6 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Fairhope High SchoolHow large is Fairhope High School?
Fairhope High School enrolls approximately 1,536 students in grades 09-12.
Is Fairhope High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairhope High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Fairhope High School have?
Fairhope High School employs 102 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Fairhope High School?
Student demographics at Fairhope High School are roughly 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairhope High School?
Fairhope High School is overseen by Baldwin County in Baldwin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.