Fairview High School

Set in Cullman, Alabama, Fairview High School is a low-enrollment secondary school, run under Cullman County. It teaches 512 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 25% leaner than the state mean of about 682.

Across the 25 schools in Cullman County (9,901 students total), Fairview High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Fairview High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Cullman County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Fairview High School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.2:1, putting Fairview High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Fairview High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.9%; actual is 20.6%, a gap of -28.3 points.

In the area at large, Cullman County reports that median household income runs about $62,656, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Cullman County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,144 students), of which Fairview High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Fairview Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Fairview High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fairview High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 35.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 3%: 495 students in 2018 compared to 512 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 22% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

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