Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School

Set in Lancaster, Ohio, Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School is a mid-sized junior high, operated by Fairfield Union Local. It serves 612 students across grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School sits 27% above that benchmark.

Fairfield Union Local comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,901 students; Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Fairfield County indicate median household income runs about $90,966, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fairfield County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,447 students), of which Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School is one.

Fairfield Union High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 591 students in 2018 compared to 612 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.