Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science

Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science, a tiny elementary-level community in Winnsboro, South Carolina, overseen by Fairfield 01, works with 188 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 64% leaner than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

Within Fairfield 01, which oversees 7 schools and 2,103 students, Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science shows that Black students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school logs 14% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

In the broader community, Fairfield County reports that median household earnings sit near $47,885, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Fairfield County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,409 students), of which Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science is one.

Fairfield Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science's enrollment has decreased 36% since 2018, when it stood at 295 (now 188). Black enrollment moved from 85% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

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