Fairfield Local Middle School

Fairfield Local Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Leesburg, Ohio, overseen by Fairfield Local. The school serves 198 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 59% leaner than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

Across the 3 schools in Fairfield Local (850 students total), Fairfield Local Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Fairfield Local Middle School logs that nearly all students (95%) are White. Other groups include 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Highland County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Highland County put median household income runs about $65,785, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Highland County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,468 students), Fairfield Local Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fairfield Local Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 35%: 304 students in 2018 compared to 198 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 27.6:1 in 2018 to 24.8:1 in 2025.

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