Summary:
Fairland Local is an Ohio district with four schools: two elementary, one middle, and one high school, serving students from PK through 12th grade. Total enrollment is 1,298. The district is ranked 239 of 773 Ohio districts, at the 69th percentile, with 3 stars. Fairland High School is the largest with 359 students, followed by Fairland Middle School (331), Fairland West Elementary School (306), and Fairland East Elementary School (302). Elementary grades together account for about 46.8% of enrollment.
Fairland Middle School is the strongest academic standout, ranking 148 of 1,046 schools in 2025–2026 at the 86th percentile with 4 stars. Its test scores are well above Ohio state averages, including 6th grade math 79.6 vs 56.2, 8th grade math 77.4 vs 52.0, and Algebra I End of Course 100 vs 61.6 (though that may reflect a smaller, selected group). Fairland West Elementary School also stands out, ranking 455 of 1,560 at the 71st percentile with 4 stars. Its 2025–2026 scores beat state levels, such as 3rd grade ELA 83.1 vs 63.4 and 4th grade math 81.6 vs 67.3. Fairland West Elementary School has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the district at 8.9%, while Fairland East Elementary School is 9.8%, Fairland Middle School 18.8%, and Fairland High School 20.5%—district average is 15.2%.
Fairland High School has a mixed profile, ranking 435 of 795 at the 45th percentile with 2 stars. It excels in American History (83.5 vs 73.2), Biology (82.4 vs 67.0), and Algebra I (69.4 vs 61.6), but lags in Geometry (27.8 vs 43.3), English II (58.8 vs 62.7), and American Government (69.7 vs 71.6). Its graduation rate is high at 98.3%. Fairland East Elementary School serves PK–2 and has no state test or rank data here; it has the lowest student-teacher ratio (8.6) and low absenteeism (9.8%). Student-teacher ratios are low across schools (8.6 to 10.3). Per-student spending is only from 2018–2019, with Fairland High School at $9,280 and Fairland East Elementary School at $6,915. Free/reduced lunch data is blank for all schools. The concerns are high school Geometry and absenteeism at the middle and high school levels.
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