Enrollment
257
High
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRVIEW INDEPENDENT·NCES 210180000348
Fairview High School
2123 Main St W, Ashland, KY 41102 · (606) 324-9226 · Boyd County
GRADES 07–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Kentucky public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
233 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 50 | 19% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 47% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fairview Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
25.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Fairview High School
Fairview High School's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview High School this school | 257 | 90.7% | 27.9% |
| Phelps High School Phelps | 239 | 89.5% | 42.0% |
| Owsley County High School Booneville | 291 | 97.3% | 34.7% |
| Lee County Middle High School Beattyville | 422 | 87.0% | 28.8% |
| Dayton High School Dayton | 358 | 85.8% | 29.2% |
| Lynn Camp Middle High School Corbin | 447 | 81.4% | 33.1% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Fairview High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #176 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #187 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #183 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #214 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #7 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.4% | #159 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.7% | #3 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.8% | #5 of 139 |
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
257
-125 (-33%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 257 | 21.7 | 11.8:1 | 91% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 27.7 | 10.8:1 | 86% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 25 | 13.7:1 | 72% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 24 | 15.9:1 | 75% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 63% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 61% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 60% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | 18 | 16.5:1 | 34% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 356 | 21 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (420 to 257); teachers down 17% (26 to 21.7).
About Fairview High School
Fairview High School is a high school in Ashland, Kentucky, reachable at (606) 324-9226. Classes run from 7 through 12, and the school has 257 students. The average for high schools in Kentucky is about 558 students, so this school is 54% smaller than average.
Within Fairview Independent, Fairview High School is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 528 students.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at Fairview High School. The next largest groups are 4% multiracial. The White share in Boyd County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. The school's diversity index is 15%, meaning two students picked at random have a 15% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 21.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.8:1. That is lower than the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 91%. The 63% average for public schools in Boyd County is 28 points lower.
Measured against Kentucky public high schools, Fairview High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Fairview High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (27.9%) and its predicted rate (31.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
Fairview High School is located in Boyd County, where the median household income is $61,118, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Fairview High School is one of 25 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Raceland-Worthington Schools Campus B, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Fairview High School is 6th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 257 students in 2024-25, 125 fewer than the 382 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.9:1 in 2020-21 to 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Boyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,911
Census ACS
Median income
$61,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,634 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairview Independent
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 271 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Boyd County High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Paul G. Blazer High SchoolHigh · 821 students
- Ashland Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Boyd County Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Hager Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
Other Fairview High schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Fairview High. Fairview High School is the 7th largest of the 10.
- Fairview High SchoolBOULDER, CO · 1,863 students
- Fairview High SchoolFairview, TN · 688 students
- Fairview High SchoolFairview, PA · 593 students
- Fairview High SchoolCullman, AL · 512 students
- Fairview High SchoolFairview Park, OH · 484 students
Nearby schools
- Raceland-Worthington Schools Campus B0.6 mi · 24
- Fairview Elementary School0.8 mi · 271
- Ashland Head Start1.1 mi · 191
- Hager Elementary School1.5 mi · 344
- Paul G. Blazer High School1.8 mi · 821
- Crabbe Elementary School1.9 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fairview High School?
Fairview High School enrolls approximately 257 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Fairview High School serve?
Fairview High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Fairview High School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Fairview High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairview High School?
At Fairview High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Fairview High School public or private?
Fairview High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairview Independent.
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