Enrollment
268
Combined
STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFIELD·NCES 200831002025
Fairfield Schools
16115 South Langdon Road, Langdon, KS 67583 · (620) 596-2152 · Reno County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 49.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
133 students
STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
37.6%
KS avg 44.5% . +15.2pp since 2023
Math
25.7%
KS avg 38.8% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Source: KAP. 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
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
268
-46 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 9.7:1
% White
82%
was 90%
% Hispanic
11%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Fairfield Schools
Fairfield Schools is a small all-grades campus in Langdon, Kansas, part of Fairfield. The school works with 268 students in grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 353 students per school, that is 24% smaller than typical.
Fairfield is the operating authority for Fairfield Schools, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.
Looking at the student body, Fairfield Schools lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Beyond that, the school logs 11% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Reno County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 49.0:1, putting Fairfield Schools tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at Fairfield Schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fairfield Schools performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.4%, the actual is 27.0%, a residual of -11.5 points.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Reno County) records that median household earnings sit near $60,645, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Fairfield Schools is one of 33 public schools in Reno County (combined enrollment of about 8,909 students).
Stafford Middle School/High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 16.1 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fairfield Schools at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 35.6%.
Fairfield Schools operates from an outlying location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Fairfield Schools's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 314 (now 268). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 90% to 82%.
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Reno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,553
Census ACS
Median income
$60,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
8,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Stafford Middle School/High School16.1 mi · 116
- Stafford Elementary16.1 mi · 133
- Cunningham High16.3 mi · 117
- Cunningham Elem16.4 mi · 109
- Pretty Prairie Elem17.7 mi · 133
- Pretty Prairie High17.8 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About Fairfield SchoolsHow many students attend Fairfield Schools?
Fairfield Schools enrolls approximately 268 students in grades PK-12.
Is Fairfield Schools an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairfield Schools is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Fairfield Schools have?
Fairfield Schools employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairfield Schools?
At Fairfield Schools, the student body is approximately 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Fairfield Schools in?
Fairfield Schools is part of Fairfield.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.