Fairview Elementary School

Fairview Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary campus in Demorest, Georgia, part of Habersham County, teaches 478 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 21% below typical.

Habersham County runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 7,257 students. Fairview Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fairview Elementary School reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. Compared to Habersham County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fairview Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 27.6%; this one delivers 44.8%, a residual of +17.2 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Habersham County put median household earnings sit near $67,309, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Habersham County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,835 students), Fairview Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Demorest Elementary School, roughly 3.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Fairview Elementary School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 44.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Fairview Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 10% since 2018, when it stood at 436 (now 478). White enrollment moved from 88% to 79% across the same window.

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