Fairfield Elementary

Fairfield Elementary is a cozy elementary school in Winnsboro, South Carolina, part of Fairfield 01. The school works with 418 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Fairfield Elementary sits 21% below that benchmark.

Fairfield 01 comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,103 students; Fairfield Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Fairfield Elementary logs that nearly all students (85%) are Black. Other groups include 9% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Fairfield County as a whole is about 55% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Fairfield County put median household income runs about $47,885, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fairfield County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,409 students), of which Fairfield Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science, roughly 0.6 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Fairfield Elementary's enrollment has fell 29% since 2018, when it stood at 590 (now 418).

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.