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Fairfield Central High School

836 Us Hwy 321 Bypass South

Tel: (803)635-1441

Fairfield Central High School serves 812 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the SC average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 86% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 48%.
Fairfield Central High School operates within the Fairfield 01 School District.
Fairfield 01 School District's 63% graduation rate is lower than the SC state average of 66%.

The student population of 812 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 64 teachers has declined by 12% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 has increased from 11:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.26 is less than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(SC) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	16:1

Hispanic	1%	8%

Black	85%	35%

White	14%	52%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.26	0.42

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	82%	50%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	6%

Fairfield 01 School District's student population of 2,932 students has decreased by 5% over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 63% has decreased from 97% over five years.
The revenue/student of $16,562 is higher than the state average of $11,413. The district revenue/student has grown by 24% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $15,339 is higher than the state average of $10,999. The district spending/student has grown by 11% over four years.

School District Name	Fairfield 01 School District
Number of Schools Managed	8	6
Number of Students Managed	2,932	3,454

Graduation Rate	63%	66%

District Total Revenue	$49 MM	$39 MM

District Spending	$45 MM	$38 MM

District Revenue / Student	$16,562	$11,413

District Spending / Student	$15,339	$10,999

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