Fairfield Area High School
4840 Fairfield Rd, Fairfield, PA, 17320-9200 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Fairfield Area High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Adams County, PA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 442 students
% Male / % Female 54%  /  46%
Total Classroom Teachers 31 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 130 students
Grade 10 - 125 students
Grade 11 - 85 students
Grade 12 - 102 students
This School
(PA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(PA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 2%
% Hispanic n/a 3%
% Black n/a 14%
% White 98% 81%
% Unknown 1 % 3%
Additional Student Information
This School
(PA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 14% 20%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 12% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(PA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Fairfield Area Sd School District
This School's Agency
(PA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 3 4
Number of Students Managed 1,337 students 2,220 students
District Total Revenue $11,814,000 $24,078,000
District Expenditure $12,280,000 $23,565,000
District Revenue / Student $8,836 $10,846
District Expenditure / Student $9,185 $10,615
District Graduation Rates 87% 95%
In the News:
  • G-20 Lockdown Gone, Pittsburgh Back To Normal (Fulton County News)
    posted on October 1, 2009 at 12:21:45 am
    By Vicki Smith ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER PITTSBURGH (AP) – Merchants and motorists reclaimed their city Saturday as a vast police presence dissolved, barricades vanished and traffic started flowing after a gathering of world leaders that had turned downtown Pittsburgh into a wellprotected fortress.
  • Fairfield teen takes a stand against abuse (The Waynesboro Record Herald)
    posted on September 28, 2009 at 04:27:23 pm
    Makenzie Moser often wears a white T-shirt with a small purple ribbon on it. Around the ribbon are the words: “There’s no excuse for abuse.” It is not a cause the Fairfield Area High School senior supports but knows nothing about. In fact, the 16-year-old is a first-hand expert on the effects domestic violence has on children.
  • Pippin tree might stand alone no more (The Evening Sun)
    posted on September 26, 2009 at 05:10:37 am
    Organizers of Fairfield festival say 2009 might mark the last Pippinfest with just one tree. If small-town harvest celebrations are as American as apple pie, then Fairfield's pie would no doubt be made from fresh, pippin apples.
  • Assault in school alleged (The Evening Sun)
    posted on September 4, 2009 at 09:57:21 pm
    Police say 14 year old sexually assaulted in locker room. A 19-year-old Fairfield man faces a host of charges for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl three times, including twice at Fairfield Area High School.
  • Classmate remembered at Fairfield ceremony (The Evening Sun)
    posted on June 6, 2009 at 03:12:02 pm
    There might only have been 84 students receiving their diplomas at Fairfield Area High School's graduation ceremony Friday night, but there were 85 there in spirit.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (17320)
School Zip (17320)
(PA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 6,938 people 11,396,563 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 27% 22%
Population Average Age 38 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $50,071 $41,073
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.1 rooms 5.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 30 years old 51 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (17320)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 87% / 13% 69% / 31%
School Map:
1. South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un - 39 students - 7.4 mi. away - view location
2. Gettysburg Area High School - 1182 students - 9.8 mi. away - view location
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