Enrollment
68
High
DISTRICT 67 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX R-III·NCES 291176000433
FAIRFAX HIGH
500 MAIN ST, FAIRFAX, MO 64446 · (660) 686-2851 · Atchison County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL68 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
23 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 54%
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
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within FAIRFAX R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
4.0%
MO avg 49.5% . -18.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 4 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Missouri average is about 50 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2023.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
68
-1 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 7.0:1
% White
94%
was 97%
% Black
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FAIRFAX HIGH
As a rural-scale 9-12 campus in FAIRFAX, Missouri, FAIRFAX HIGH works with 68 students from grades 7 through 12, overseen by FAIRFAX R-III. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so FAIRFAX HIGH sits 86% smaller than that benchmark.
Within FAIRFAX R-III, which oversees 2 schools and 134 students, FAIRFAX HIGH is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, FAIRFAX HIGH shows that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, FAIRFAX HIGH reports 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.0:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, FAIRFAX HIGH is in the bottom 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 50.6%; FAIRFAX HIGH posts 27.7%, -23.0 points below that line.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Atchison County indicate the typical household earns roughly $58,750 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FAIRFAX HIGH is one of 7 public schools in Atchison County (combined enrollment of about 819 students).
FAIRFAX ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FAIRFAX HIGH ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 44.9%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FAIRFAX HIGH has changed only slightly, going from 69 students in 2018 to 68 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Atchison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,187
Census ACS
Median income
$58,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
819 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FAIRFAX R-III
- FAIRFAX ELEM.Elementary · 66 students
- COMMUNITY FOR KIDSElementary
Other schools in FAIRFAX
- FAIRFAX ELEM.Elementary · 66 students
- COMMUNITY FOR KIDSElementary
Nearby schools
- FAIRFAX ELEM.0.0 mi · 66
- TARKIO ELEMENTARY6.7 mi · 142
- TARKIO JH AND HIGH SCHOOL6.8 mi · 176
- ROCK PORT HIGH8.3 mi · 193
- ROCK PORT ELEM.8.3 mi · 174
- MOUND CITY HIGH16.5 mi · 84
Frequently asked questions
About FAIRFAX HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at FAIRFAX HIGH?
FAIRFAX HIGH enrolls approximately 68 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does FAIRFAX HIGH serve?
FAIRFAX HIGH serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at FAIRFAX HIGH?
Approximately 7.0:1 students per teacher at FAIRFAX HIGH.
How diverse is FAIRFAX HIGH?
FAIRFAX HIGH reports a student body of 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is FAIRFAX HIGH public or private?
FAIRFAX HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by FAIRFAX R-III.
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