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Fairfield City Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,321 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Fairfield City Schools is a school district in Alabama (Jefferson County). During the 2024 school year, 1,321 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

Fairfield City Schools consists of five members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Marian Evans
Elise McLin
Willie Rodgers Jr.
Randal Smith
Michael Williams

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Fairfield City Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 55Travis HendrixDemocratic Party 65% 10%
Alabama House of Representatives District 52Kelvin DatcherDemocratic Party 35% 8%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $5,714,000 $3,591 25%
Local: $4,470,000 $2,810 20%
State: $12,621,000 $7,933 55%
Total: $22,805,000 $14,334
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $23,165,000 $14,560
Total Current Expenditures: $21,837,000 $13,725
Instructional Expenditures: $11,324,000 $7,117 49%
Student and Staff Support: $2,965,000 $1,863 13%
Administration: $2,606,000 $1,637 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,942,000 $3,106 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $984,000 $618
Construction: $984,000 $618
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $267,000 $167
Interest on Debt: $44,000 $27

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 2 PS 2 <=20 PS PS
2018-2019 20 PS 19 21-39 <50
2017-2018 18 PS 17 40-59 PS >=50
2016-2017 14 14 <=20 PS
2015-2016 20 PS 20 21-39 PS PS PS
2014-2015 18 18 <50 <=20 PS
2013-2014 17 16 >=50 20-29 PS
2012-2013 69 70 >=50 >=50 PS
2011-2012 65 PS 65 >=50 PS
2010-2011 62 61 >=50 PS

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 15 PS 14 21-39 PS PS
2018-2019 19 PS 18 40-59 <50
2017-2018 18 PS 17 21-39 PS >=50
2016-2017 12 12 <=20 PS
2015-2016 17 PS 17 21-39 PS PS PS
2014-2015 17 17 <50 <=20 PS
2013-2014 20 19 <50 20-29 PS
2012-2013 72 73 >=50 >=50 PS
2011-2012 74 PS 74 >=50 PS
2010-2011 66 66 >=50 PS

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90-94 90-94 PS PS
2018-2019 85-89 85-89 PS
2017-2018 80-84 85-89 PS PS
2016-2017 85-89 85-89 PS PS
2015-2016 80-84 85-89 PS PS
2014-2015 90-94 90-94 PS PS
2013-2014 70-74 75-79 PS
2012-2013 50-54 50-54 PS PS
2011-2012 60-64 60-64
2010-2011 57 55-59 PS

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,321 -11.7
2022-2023 1,476 -7.8
2021-2022 1,591 2.5
2020-2021 1,552 -5.6
2019-2020 1,639 5.5
2018-2019 1,549 -10.3
2017-2018 1,708 -1.9
2016-2017 1,740 -2.4
2015-2016 1,782 -5.3
2014-2015 1,876 4.2
2013-2014 1,798 1.6
2012-2013 1,770 -4.7
2011-2012 1,853 -13.5
2010-2011 2,103 -2.4
2009-2010 2,154 -7.1
2008-2009 2,307 -0.9
2007-2008 2,327 -1.5
2006-2007 2,362 0.3
2005-2006 2,354 -1.6
2004-2005 2,392 1.6
2003-2004 2,353 3.4
2002-2003 2,274 -2.1
2001-2002 2,322 -4.1
2000-2001 2,417 4.4
1999-2000 2,311 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Fairfield City Schools (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.5
Black 94.0 31.6
Hispanic 4.6 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.0 3.8
White 0.3 51.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Fairfield City Schools had 69.31 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 19.06.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 28.00
Secondary: 38.31
Total: 69.31

Fairfield City Schools employed 4.50 district administrators and 14.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.50
District Administrative Support: 7.50
School Administrators: 14.00
School Administrative Support: 6.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 9.83
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 2.92
Other Support Services: 14.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Fairfield City Schools operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
C J Donald Middle School3146-8
Fairfield Alternative School0KG-12
Fairfield Area Vocational School010-12
Fairfield High Preparatory School4809-12
Glen Oaks Elementary School2793-5
Robinson Primary School248PK-2

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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