Total enrollment
1,727
-191 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Fairhaven
Massachusetts · 1,727 students · 1 city
Looking at the Fairhaven system: 4 public K-12 schools serving approximately 1,727 students inside Massachusetts, averaging 432 per school.
4-year change in Fairhaven
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Fairhaven ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Massachusetts | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,727 | #152 of 231 | #4,937 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #147 of 231 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #124 of 231 | #1,986 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #148 of 206 | #4,495 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Fairhaven
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 2,052 to 1,727 students (down 16%) and from 142 to 144 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhaven High | Fairhaven | High | 09-12 | 568 |
| Leroy Wood | Fairhaven | Elementary | PK-05 | 428 |
| Hastings Middle | Fairhaven | Middle | 06-08 | 415 |
| East Fairhaven | Fairhaven | Elementary | PK-05 | 316 |
About Fairhaven
Fairhaven runs 4 public schools across Massachusetts, collectively instructing roughly 1,727 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Fairhaven comprises 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Fairhaven runs about 432 students per school, 14% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 501.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 10%: 1,918 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,727 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Fairhaven discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.