Fairview South

Fairview South is an one-room-style 9-12 campus in Brookfield, Wisconsin, operated by Elmbrook School District. The school serves 9 students in grades 5 through 12. That puts it 98% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Within Elmbrook School District, which oversees 10 schools and 7,845 students, Fairview South is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Fairview South logs that White students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school logs 22% Black, 11% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at school resources, Fairview South shows 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 1.0:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 33% of students at Fairview South qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Waukesha County runs at roughly 17%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Waukesha County reports that median household income runs about $106,076, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Waukesha County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students), Fairview South is one campus in the mix.

Burleigh Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fairview South.

Fairview South operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fairview South has fell 59%, going from 22 students in 2018 to 9 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 100% to 67% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 2.2:1 in 2018 to 1.0:1 in 2025.

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