Top Rankings
Fairfield 01 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in South Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 337 students in Fairfield 01 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Carolina.
Public Middle School in Fairfield 01 School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 91% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the South Carolina public middle school average of 51% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
8 Schools
348 Schools
# Students
2,278 Students
222,866 Students
# Teachers
236 Teachers
15,336 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Fairfield 01 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 76 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#47 out of 81 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
50%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.65
# American Indian Students
3 Students
709 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
11 Students
3,715 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
64 Students
27,056 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
12%
# Black Students
1,911 Students
70,479 Students
% Black Students
84%
32%
# White Students
240 Students
108,316 Students
% White Students
11%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
287 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
49 Students
12,202 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
205
1,380
# Students in K Grade:
148
4,378
# Students in 1st Grade:
143
4,879
# Students in 2nd Grade:
151
4,662
# Students in 3rd Grade:
144
4,940
# Students in 4th Grade:
162
4,889
# Students in 5th Grade:
164
5,920
# Students in 6th Grade:
162
53,075
# Students in 7th Grade:
198
59,974
# Students in 8th Grade:
139
62,316
# Students in 9th Grade:
198
4,698
# Students in 10th Grade:
157
4,492
# Students in 11th Grade:
159
3,845
# Students in 12th Grade:
148
3,418
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,693 is higher than the state median of $15,297. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,606 is higher than the state median of $14,891. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$54 MM
$12,084 MM
Spending
$54 MM
$11,764 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,693
$15,297
Spending / Student
$23,606
$14,891
Best Fairfield 01 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Fairfield Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
728 Us Highway 321 Bypass Sout
Winnsboro, SC 29180
(803) 635-4270
Winnsboro, SC 29180
(803) 635-4270
Grades: 7-8
| 337 students
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