Fairforest Middle

Located at 150 Lincoln School Road, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Fairforest Middle is a roomy intermediate school that hosts 1,007 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Spartanburg 06. Compared to the state average of about 622 students per school, that is 62% larger than typical.

Fairforest Middle is one of 14 schools operated by Spartanburg 06, a district that teaches 11,714 students overall.

Demographically, Fairforest Middle reports that 42% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Black, 22% White, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Spartanburg County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Spartanburg County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,234, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Spartanburg County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,477 students), of which Fairforest Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Spartanburg Six Child Development Center, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fairforest Middle.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 11%: 909 students in 2018 compared to 1,007 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Fairforest Middle typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.