Enrollment
254
High
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL LOCAL·NCES 390467102628
Fairview High School
6289 Us Highway 127, Sherwood, OH 43556 · (419) 658-2378 · Defiance County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Ohio public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
235 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 9 | 72 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 52 | 20% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Central Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
72.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -6.6pp since 2021
Math
75.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -3.8pp 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 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.6% | 75.5% |
| 2023-24 | 79.8% | 55.5% |
| 2022-23 | 74.5% | 53.5% |
| 2021-22 | 79.2% | 79.3% |
% 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
76.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% 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 23 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 Fairview High School
Fairview High School's state test result (76.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview High School this school | 254 | 92.5% | 76.6% |
| Paulding High School Paulding | 322 | 90.1% | 51.4% |
| North Central Junior/High School Pioneer | 208 | 98.6% | 55.9% |
| Hilltop High School West Unity | 207 | 98.6% | 67.4% |
| Lowellville High School Lowellville | 207 | 98.6% | 51.6% |
| Arcadia High School Arcadia | 192 | 98.4% | 72.7% |
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 Fairview High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #133 of 403 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #83 of 776 ▲ 183 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #261 of 774 ▼ 114 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.2pp | #70 of 742 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #675 of 888 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #214 of 739 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #347 of 749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.5% | #47 of 435 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #276 of 484 |
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
254
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 254 | 17.6 | 14.4:1 | 93% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 18.6 | 14.3:1 | 82% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 19.7 | 13.2:1 | 64% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 21 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 19.5 | 14.6:1 | 65% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 75% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 18 | 17.2:1 | 70% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 11 | 36.2:1 | 15% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 19 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (284 to 254); teachers down 10% (19.5 to 17.6).
About Fairview High School
Fairview High School is a public small high school in Sherwood, Ohio. Enrollment totals 254 students across grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Ohio, the average enrollment is about 565.
Central Local has 882 students spread across 3 schools.
The share of White students at Fairview High School is 85%. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Defiance County overall, the White share is about 87%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.
Staffing at Fairview High School comes to 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4:1. High schools in Ohio have an average ratio of 17.7:1. On the income side, 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Defiance County averages 44%, lower than here.
Fairview High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Ohio public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 53.9% for Fairview High School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 76.6%. The 22.7-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Ohio schools.
The county, Defiance County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $73,064 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Defiance County has 14 public schools with about 5,682 students, including Fairview High School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Fairview High School from the closest public school, Fairview Middle School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Fairview High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school shrank from 262 students in 2020-21 to 254 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 12.5:1 in 2020-21 to 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Fairview High School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Defiance County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,343
Census ACS
Median income
$73,064
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,682 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Local
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Fairview Middle SchoolMiddle · 217 students
Other schools in Sherwood
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Fairview Middle SchoolMiddle · 217 students
Other Fairview High schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Fairview High. Fairview High School is the 8th largest of the 10.
- Fairview High SchoolFairview Park, OH · 484 students
- Fairview High SchoolBOULDER, CO · 1,863 students
- Fairview High SchoolFairview, TN · 688 students
- Fairview High SchoolFairview, PA · 593 students
- Fairview High SchoolCullman, AL · 512 students
Nearby schools
- Fairview Middle School0.0 mi · 217
- Fairview Elementary School0.2 mi · 411
- Bryan Middle School/High School7.4 mi · 883
- Bryan Elementary7.6 mi · 865
- Hicksville Elementary School10.6 mi · 375
- Hicksville Middle School10.6 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview High SchoolHow large is Fairview High School?
Fairview High School enrolls approximately 254 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Fairview High School serve?
Fairview High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Fairview High School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Fairview High School.
How diverse is Fairview High School?
Fairview High School reports a student body of 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairview High School?
Fairview High School is overseen by Central Local in Defiance County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.