Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)

Set in Fairfax, Vermont, Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) is a high-enrollment elementary-level community, operated by Fairfax School District. It hosts 579 students across grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 213 students per school, that is 172% larger than typical.

Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) is one of 2 schools operated by Fairfax School District, a district that hosts 972 students overall.

Demographically, Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) lists that nearly all students (95%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Franklin County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.5:1 average. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Franklin County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Franklin County shows median household income runs about $81,313, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) is one of 22 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 8,007 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax), around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax).

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 665 students in 2018 compared to 579 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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