Fairview Middle School

Fairview Middle School is a middle-grades school of close-knit scale in Sherwood, Ohio, one of the schools within Central Local, hosting 217 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 55% leaner than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

Central Local runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 882 students. Fairview Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Fairview Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest consists of 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Defiance County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Around the school, Defiance County reports that median household income runs about $73,064, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Fairview Middle School is one of 14 public schools in Defiance County (combined enrollment of about 5,682 students).

Nearest neighbor: Fairview High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fairview Middle School has ticked down 12%, going from 246 students in 2018 to 217 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.