Fairplay Middle School

Fairplay Middle School is a close-knit middle-grades school in Douglasville, Georgia, run under Douglas County. The school teaches 523 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 31% smaller than the state mean of about 763.

Douglas County runs 35 schools in total, collectively educating 25,521 students. Fairplay Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Fairplay Middle School lists that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% Black, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

On the resource side, Fairplay Middle School lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Douglas County (around 71%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fairplay Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.1%; this one delivers 51.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Douglas County) logs that median household income runs about $82,984, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Douglas County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,121 students), Fairplay Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South Douglas Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fairplay Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 40.9%.

Fairplay Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fairplay Middle School has expanded 7%, going from 491 students in 2018 to 523 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 47% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.