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Fairmont High

Public Grades 9-12

518^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 19% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Fairmont High is a public high school located in Fairmont, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 801 students. The school is part of the Public Schools of Robeson County district, which is ranked 215 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairmont High consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a ranking between 518-601 out of 626-641 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams is significantly below the state and district averages across all subjects, with only 14.7% of students proficient or better in Biology EOC in 2024-2025, compared to 48.3% at the state level and 28.6% in the district. Fairmont High's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 84.5% to 87.7% over the past few years, which is slightly below the state average. The school spends $12,871 per student, which is higher than the spending at nearby schools like Purnell Swett High ($10,198) and PSRC Early College at RCC ($8,192).

Fairmont High performs significantly worse than the nearby Purnell Swett High and PSRC Early College at RCC on academic measures like EOC exam proficiency and school rankings. The PSRC Early College at RCC, in particular, stands out as a high-performing school within the same district, suggesting that there may be opportunities for Fairmont High to learn from its practices and strategies. Fairmont High's performance has been on a declining trend over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 415th out of 514 high schools in 2018-2019 to 518th out of 641 high schools in 2024-2025.

780

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,871

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5419 Old Stage Road
Fairmont, NC 28340-9454

(910) 628-6727

District: Public Schools of Robeson County

Feeder schools for Fairmont High:

Elementary:	Long Branch Elementary
	Rosenwald Elementary
Middle:	Fairmont Middle
	Orrum Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.6%

American Indian:

24.6%

White:

15.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Biology scores 34 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg43%

North Carolina avg53%

518^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High Schools in the Public Schools of Robeson County

215^th of 242Public Schools of Robeson County among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	518 of 641	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	601 of 640	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	587 of 626	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	583 of 621	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	552 of 594	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	415 of 514	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	378 of 469	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	348 of 476	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	441 of 507	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	416 of 531	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.1	365 of 451	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.4	403 of 505	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.5	308 of 502	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.3	277 of 506	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.4	276 of 499	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.2	378 of 490	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.0	303 of 477	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.7	236 of 453	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.8	277 of 431	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	329 of 440	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	423 of 437	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	408 of 434	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	399 of 430	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	311 of 364	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	327 of 369	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	265 of 359	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	23.1	312 of 364	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	288 of 349	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	497 of 610	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	557 of 602	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	551 of 588	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	559 of 594	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	451 of 475	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	390 of 475	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	413 of 449	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	6.8	387 of 403	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	257 of 337	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	251 of 325	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	81 of 100	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	417 of 462	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	408 of 454	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	311 of 449	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	385 of 436	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	270 of 370	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	515 of 606	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	586 of 613	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	569 of 597	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	525 of 544	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	410 of 432	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	333 of 446	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	274 of 424	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	519 of 601	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	586 of 607	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	576 of 602	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	560 of 585	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	436 of 481	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	420 of 488	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	355 of 463	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	201 of 253	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	253 of 261	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	228 of 249	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.2	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	13 of 16	18.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.9	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	14 of 16	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	264 of 352	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	460 of 542	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	536 of 553	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	524 of 537	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	523 of 534	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	393 of 439	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	349 of 444	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	380 of 427	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Native American (2025)40th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)14th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III59%-8 vs state

English II37%-23 vs state

Math I26%-9 vs state

Biology15%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairmont High	Public	9-12	5419 Old Stage Road	Fairmont	28340	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-6727	780	58	13.4	99.6%	123 (15.8%)	317 (40.6%)	69 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	192 (24.6%)	3 (0.4%)	75 (9.6%)	20.8	518^th of 641 public high schools	19.2%		8.7	601^st of 640 public high schools	6.1%	83	14.7	36.6	25.9	58.7	$12,871	$1,995	$10,877
Lumberton Senior High	Public	9-12	3901 Fayetteville Rd	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6050	1,894	116	16.3	98.8%	300 (15.8%)	597 (31.5%)	429 (22.7%)	22 (1.2%)	414 (21.9%)	3 (0.2%)	129 (6.8%)	34	419^th of 641 public high schools	34.6%		31.4	435^th of 640 public high schools	32.0%	16	23.6	41.5	29.8	76.8	$10,521	$1,493	$9,028
West Columbus High	Public	9-12	7294 Andrew Jackson Hwy SW	Cerro Gordo	28430	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 654-6111	459	33	13.9	97.6%	205 (44.7%)	187 (40.7%)	33 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	18.8	529^th of 641 public high schools	17.5%		17.1	537^th of 640 public high schools	16.1%	8	12.2	31.0	36.2	45.6	$11,672	$1,304	$10,369
PSRC Early College at RCC	Public	9-12	5160 Fayetteville Road	Lumberton	28360	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 737-5232	274	11	24.2	41.2%	69 (25.2%)	27 (9.9%)	56 (20.4%)	7 (2.6%)	97 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	94.2	32^nd of 641 public high schools	95.0%		94.9	28^th of 640 public high schools	95.6%	4	95.9	93.2	84.2	97.2	$8,192	$839	$7,353
Purnell Swett High	Public	9-12	11344 Deep Branch Road	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-3253	1,583	87	18.2	99.5%	36 (2.3%)	147 (9.3%)	86 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1,244 (78.6%)	2 (0.1%)	67 (4.2%)	25.2	493^rd of 641 public high schools	23.1%		30.5	447^th of 640 public high schools	30.2%	46	23.8	35.7	22.0	64.3	$10,198	$1,489	$8,709

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairmont High

What schools feed into Fairmont High?

Fairmont High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Long Branch Elementary
Elementary : Rosenwald Elementary
Middle : Fairmont Middle
Middle : Orrum Middle

What is the racial makeup of Fairmont High?

Students at Fairmont High are 41% African American, 25% American Indian, 16% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

Is Fairmont High a good school?

Fairmont High ranks in the bottom 19.2% of North Carolina high schools.

What district is Fairmont High in?

Public Schools of Robeson County

How many students attend Fairmont High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 780 students attended Fairmont High.

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