Fayetteville High School

Fayetteville High School operates as a close-knit high school in Fayetteville, Tennessee, part of Fayetteville. Current enrollment sits at 315 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 58% below the state mean of about 754.

Fayetteville comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,080 students; Fayetteville High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fayetteville High School shows that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 42% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Lincoln County shows median household earnings sit near $64,667, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Lincoln County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,979 students), of which Fayetteville High School is one.

Fayetteville Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 359 students in 2018 compared to 315 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 61% to 47%.

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