Allendale-Fairfax High

Allendale-Fairfax High is one of the rural-scale senior highs in Fairfax, South Carolina, operated by Allendale 01, with 252 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 74% below the state mean of about 953.

Allendale 01 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 855 students. Allendale-Fairfax High is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Allendale-Fairfax High records that nearly all students (92%) are Black. The remainder breaks down as 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 66% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, Allendale County reports that median household earnings sit near $32,328, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. Allendale-Fairfax High is one of 4 public schools in Allendale County (combined enrollment of about 863 students).

The closest other public school is Allendale-Fairfax Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Allendale-Fairfax High.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Allendale-Fairfax High has fell 27%, going from 347 students in 2018 to 252 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 in 2025.

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