Enrollment
309
Combined
STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRVIEW AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261056004524
Fairview School
1879 E MILLER RD, FAIRVIEW, MI 48621 · (989) 848-7004 · Oscoda County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Michigan public K-12 schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Michigan public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
233 students
STATE 55%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 17 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 18 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 24 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 50% smaller than its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.1%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Michigan's top 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 School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview School this school | 309 | 75.4% | 56.2% |
| Hale Area School HALE | 347 | 75.5% | 47.5% |
| Atlanta Community Schools ATLANTA | 247 | 75.7% | N/A |
| Howe Trainable Center and Montessori DEARBORN HTS | 247 | 74.9% | 68.8% |
| Central Lake Public Schools CENTRAL LAKE | 223 | 74.9% | N/A |
| Mid Peninsula School ROCK | 220 | 75.5% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan K-12 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 School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #9 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #12 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #31 of 200 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #52 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.7% | #57 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #25 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #13 of 15 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
309
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 179
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 309 | 18.1 | 17.1:1 | 75% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 18.1 | 16.7:1 | 73% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 12 | 24.8:1 | 74% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 17 | 18.3:1 | 72% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 17.3 | 17.4:1 | 76% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 70% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 182 | 8 | 22.8:1 | 56% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 36% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 179 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (300 to 309); teachers up 5% (17.3 to 18.1).
About Fairview School
Fairview School is a medium-sized combined-grade school in Fairview Area School District, located in FAIRVIEW, Michigan. A total of 309 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 12.
Fairview Area School District is responsible for Fairview School.
At Fairview School, White students make up 97% of the student body. That is close to the 94% White share among all Oscoda County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Fairview School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 6%.
Teachers at the school number 18.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.1:1. Combined schools in Michigan average about 17.3:1, a similar figure. Roughly 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 65% for public schools in Oscoda County.
The allk12 Grade for Fairview School is A. Compared with Michigan public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Fairview School is a top-10% school in Michigan on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.9% with an actual 56.2%.
Oscoda County census figures show that median household income is about $49,515, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Fairview School is among the 3 public schools in Oscoda County.
MioAuSable Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within ten miles.
Federal data place Fairview School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (311) to 2024-25 (309). The school's ratio fell from 18.3:1 to 17.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Oscoda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,425
Census ACS
Median income
$49,515
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Fairview schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Fairview. Fairview School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Fairview SchoolSylva, NC · 797 students
- Fairview SchoolAuburn, ME · 489 students
- Fairview SchoolFAIRVIEW, UT · 235 students
- Fairview SchoolFairview, MT · 134 students
Nearby schools
- MioAuSable Elementary School6.6 mi · 234
- MioAuSable High School6.6 mi · 263
- Lewiston Elementary School16.5 mi · 157
- Atlanta Community Schools19.1 mi · 247
- Rose City School21.5 mi · 103
- Hillman Community JrSr High School23.4 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fairview School?
Fairview School enrolls approximately 309 students in grades PK-12.
Is Fairview School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairview School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairview School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fairview School is approximately 17.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairview School?
At Fairview School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Fairview School public or private?
Fairview School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairview Area School District.
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