Fairland Middle School

Fairland Middle School operates as a cozy middle-grades school in Proctorville, Ohio, operated by Fairland Local. Current enrollment sits at 331 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 31% below typical.

Fairland Local runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,298 students. Fairland Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fairland Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 3% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Lawrence County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Fairland Middle School logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Fairland Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, Lawrence County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,325 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lawrence County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,980 students), Fairland Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fairland West Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fairland Middle School.

Fairland Middle School operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 391 students in 2018 compared to 331 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

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