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Fairfield High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
605 E Broadway
Fairfield, IA 52556
Phone
(641) 472-2059
District
Fairfield Comm School District
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
476
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

3

(10 is best)

Better than 20.9% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Fairfield High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

80 60 40 20 0
62%
66%
68%
70%
56%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
59%
70%
67%
73%
51%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
56%
68%
55%
68%
56%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 121 25.4%
Grade 10 102 21.4%
Grade 11 117 24.6%
Grade 12 136 28.6%
Total 476 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.2% 84.9% 75.9%
Black 2.0% 1.9% 7.3%
Hispanic 5.3% 8.1% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.2% 4.9% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.0% 48.5% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 37.0% 41.3% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.0% 7.2% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 14,168 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 39.4 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.3% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.1% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.9% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.8% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 25.9% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,123 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 7.3% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.1% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.1% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.1% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.2% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.3% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.9% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.3% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.6% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 15.5% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,052 $12,280,000 54.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $374 $570,000 2.5%
Staff $1,024 $1,561,000 6.9%
General Administration $490 $747,000 3.3%
School Administration $840 $1,281,000 5.6%
Operation $1,296 $1,977,000 8.7%
Transportation $411 $627,000 2.8%
Other $296 $451,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,730 $7,214,000 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,100 $3,202,000 14.1%
Total Expenditures $14,883 $22,696,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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