Fairfield Local Elementary School

Set in Leesburg, Ohio, Fairfield Local Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary school, overseen by Fairfield Local. It serves 430 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Fairfield Local comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 850 students; Fairfield Local Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Fairfield Local Elementary School reports that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 3% multiracial. Compared to Highland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Fairfield Local Elementary School records 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Highland County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fairfield Local Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 56.3%; this one delivers 76.6%, a residual of +20.3 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Highland County) records that the typical household earns roughly $65,785 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Highland County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,468 students), Fairfield Local Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Fairfield Local High School, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 23%: 350 students in 2018 compared to 430 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Fairfield Local Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.