Fairfield Middle

Fairfield Middle is a compact 6-8 campus in Winnsboro, South Carolina, overseen by Fairfield 01. The school instructs 311 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 622 students each, so Fairfield Middle sits 50% smaller than that benchmark.

Fairfield Middle is one of 7 schools operated by Fairfield 01, a district that hosts 2,103 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Fairfield Middle reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (81%). The remainder reads as 9% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

Around the school, census data for Fairfield County shows median household income runs about $47,885, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Fairfield County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,409 students), Fairfield Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Fairfield Central High, around 0.2 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Fairfield Middle's enrollment has fell 23% since 2018, when it stood at 403 (now 311).

On the community side, members of the Fairfield Middle community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.