Fairless Middle School

Fairless Middle School is a middle school of intimate scale in Navarre, Ohio, overseen by Fairless Local, enrolling 293 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Fairless Middle School sits 39% leaner than that benchmark.

Fairless Local comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,233 students; Fairless Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Fairless Middle School reports that nearly all students (94%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Stark County runs at roughly 36%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fairless Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Stark County indicate median household earnings sit near $67,934, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fairless Middle School is one of 101 public schools in Stark County (combined enrollment of about 53,798 students).

The closest other public school is Fairless Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Fairless Middle School comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 67.4%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 23%: 380 students in 2018 compared to 293 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.