Fairview Middle School

Among the schools in Fairview, West Virginia, is Fairview Middle School, a small middle school. Grades offered run from 4 through 8, with 154 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in West Virginia average about 429 students.

Enrollment across the 19 schools in Marion County Schools totals 7,112 students.

White students are the large majority at Fairview Middle School, with 97% of enrollment. By the diversity index, Fairview Middle School comes in at 5%.

Fairview Middle School employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.3:1. That ratio is under the 13.3:1 average for middle schools in West Virginia.

In the county around the school, Marion County, median household income is about $67,370, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fairview Middle School is among the 21 public schools in Marion County.

Of nearby public schools, Fairview Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Fairview Middle School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The number of students dropped from 202 to 154 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 13.5:1 to 10.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.