Enrollment
285
High
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRLAWN LOCAL·NCES 390497703691
Fairlawn High School
18800 Johnston Rd, Sidney, OH 45365 · (937) 492-5930 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
186 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 43%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 16 | 6% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 Fairlawn Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
72.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.5pp since 2021
Math
73.2%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.7% | 73.2% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 68.2% |
| 2022-23 | 69.2% | 77.4% |
| 2021-22 | 70.2% | 73.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 11 points, placing it in Ohio's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fairlawn High School
Fairlawn High School's state test result (74.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairlawn High School this school | 285 | 65.3% | 74.8% |
| Arlington Local High School Arlington | 249 | 62.2% | 75.2% |
| Belmont Career Center Saint Clairsville | 344 | 68.6% | N/A |
| Fort Frye High School Beverly | 227 | 63.4% | 76.3% |
| Mogadore High School Mogadore | 201 | 65.2% | 68.5% |
| Mohawk High School Sycamore | 356 | 69.9% | 70.0% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fairlawn High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #155 of 403 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #97 of 776 ▲ 27 | #6 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #260 of 774 ▲ 42 | #7 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #498 of 742 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #631 of 888 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #264 of 739 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.5% | #722 of 749 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #93 of 435 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #298 of 484 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
285
-37 (-11%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 285 | 19 | 15.0:1 | 65% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 18 | 16.3:1 | 61% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 14 | 21.7:1 | 48% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 18 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 15.5 | 20.4:1 | 57% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 15 | 22.5:1 | 69% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 15 | 20.1:1 | 81% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 17% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 300 | 14 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairlawn High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (316 to 285); teachers up 23% (15.5 to 19).
About Fairlawn High School
Fairlawn High School is a low-enrollment high school in Sidney, Ohio, one of the schools in Fairlawn Local. Classes run from 6 through 12, and the school has 285 students. Against the 565-student average for high schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 50% lower.
Fairlawn Local has 553 students in 2 schools, and Fairlawn High School is one of those schools.
Most students at Fairlawn High School are White: 97% of enrollment. Fairlawn High School has a diversity index of 5%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 19 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.0:1. The average ratio among high schools in Ohio is 17.7:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 65% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Shelby County averages 52%, lower than here.
BeatsExpectations places Fairlawn High School in the top 10% of Ohio schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 10.7 points above it (74.8% actual, 64.2% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for Shelby County show that median household income is about $73,978, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fairlawn High School is one of 22 public schools in Shelby County, which together enroll about 7,812 students.
Nearby, Fairlawn Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Fairlawn High School ranks 1st of 4 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 322 in 2020-21 and 285 in 2024-25, a decrease of 37 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.9:1 in 2020-21 to 15.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,929
Census ACS
Median income
$73,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sidney
- Sidney Middle SchoolMiddle · 840 students
- Sidney High SchoolHigh · 791 students
- Northwood Intermediate SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Emerson Primary SchoolElementary · 340 students
- Whittier Early Childhood CenterElementary · 306 students
- Longfellow Primary SchoolElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Fairlawn Elementary School0.0 mi · 268
- Whittier Early Childhood Center4.6 mi · 306
- Emerson Primary School5.1 mi · 340
- Sidney Middle School5.1 mi · 840
- Northwood Intermediate School5.1 mi · 438
- Jacket Virtual Academy5.1 mi · 131
Frequently asked questions
About Fairlawn High SchoolHow many students attend Fairlawn High School?
Fairlawn High School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Fairlawn High School serve?
Fairlawn High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Fairlawn High School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Fairlawn High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairlawn High School?
At Fairlawn High School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairlawn High School?
Fairlawn High School is overseen by Fairlawn Local in Shelby County.
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