Fairview Elementary School

Fairview Elementary School is a small elementary-level community in Fairview, West Virginia, one of the schools within Marion County Schools. The school caters to 131 students in grades pre-K through 3. By comparison, West Virginia's public schools average about 283 students each, so Fairview Elementary School sits 54% below that benchmark.

Fairview Elementary School is one of 19 schools operated by Marion County Schools, a district that works with 7,112 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fairview Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest consists of 2% multiracial. Compared to Marion County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Marion County shows median household earnings sit near $67,370, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Fairview Elementary School is one of 21 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 7,112 students).

Fairview Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Fairview Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 23% since 2018, when it stood at 171 (now 131). Class-load math has tightened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.