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Fairborn High School

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Fairborn High School ranks 509 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

509^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 40% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Fairborn High School is a public high school serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 1,003 students. Located in Fairborn, Ohio, the school is part of the Fairborn City School District, which is ranked 469 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairborn High School has seen steady improvement in its four-year graduation rates, reaching 94.5% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average and outperforming nearby schools like Belmont High School (68.6%) and Dayton Athletic Vocational Academy (37.5%). While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% is higher than the state average, it is lower than some neighboring schools. Fairborn High School also generally performs better than the state average on Ohio State Tests, particularly in subjects like American Government, American History, and Biology.

Interestingly, Fairborn High School's student subgroups, such as Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, generally perform better than their counterparts at nearby schools. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Fairborn High School's Asian and African American students ranked 40th and 137th out of Ohio high schools, respectively, while their Hispanic students ranked 98th. However, the school's ranking for its gifted and talented student population has fluctuated, suggesting a need to evaluate the school's programming and support for its high-achieving students.

1,027

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,977

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1523 Commerce Center Blvd
Fairborn, OH 45324-3912

(937) 879-3611

District: Fairborn City

Feeder schools for Fairborn High School:

Elementary:	Fairborn Intermediate School
	Fairborn Primary School
Middle:	Fairborn Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

African American:

12.8%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (53% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Integrated Math II scores 34 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg54%

Ohio avg58%

509^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

469^th of 828Fairborn City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	509 of 855	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	465 of 864	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	506 of 867	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	482 of 836	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	479 of 819	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	519 of 836	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	484 of 800	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.7	480 of 773	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.8	516 of 784	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.6	572 of 778	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.9	563 of 769	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.3	542 of 767	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.2	566 of 832	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.7	522 of 818	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.4	488 of 819	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.1	352 of 791	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.6	414 of 767	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.3	449 of 756	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.5	438 of 696	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.4	342 of 689	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.7	433 of 681	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	137 of 328	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	100 of 318	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	131 of 323	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	135 of 306	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	97 of 284	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	72 of 303	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	65 of 279	76.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	40 of 77	48.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	52.0	218 of 606	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	242 of 596	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	133 of 628	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	27.3	417 of 550	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	494 of 809	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	513 of 798	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	489 of 813	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	407 of 794	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	447 of 775	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.5	326 of 781	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	519 of 751	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	56 of 244	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	155 of 280	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	280 of 308	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	51.7	189 of 312	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	180 of 349	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.1	75 of 272	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	105 of 538	80.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	98 of 270	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	148 of 273	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.9	67 of 270	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	13 of 260	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	49.9	121 of 207	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	291 of 815	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	455 of 822	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	509 of 805	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	503 of 773	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	459 of 763	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	307 of 779	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	509 of 758	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	422 of 817	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	454 of 816	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	519 of 819	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	484 of 808	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	501 of 778	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	470 of 792	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	484 of 763	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	147 of 254	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	124 of 242	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	107 of 239	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	114 of 222	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	158 of 211	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	141 of 208	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	103 of 201	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	407 of 617	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	380 of 598	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	311 of 614	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	443 of 748	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	462 of 754	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	528 of 756	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	421 of 749	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	455 of 727	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	430 of 739	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	542 of 718	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)77th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile+18 vs school

Military Connected (2025)53rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2025)48th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile~ school

White (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History80%+9 vs state

American Government77%+4 vs state

English II64%+4 vs state

Biology62%-4 vs state

Algebra I52%-7 vs state

Geometry35%-8 vs state

Integrated Math II0%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Fairborn High School	Public	9-12	1523 Commerce Center Blvd	Fairborn	45324	Greene County	Fairborn City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 879-3611	1,027	74	13.8		708 (68.9%)	131 (12.8%)	55 (5.4%)	26 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	103 (10.0%)	45.8	509^th of 855 public high schools	40.5%		49.6	465^th of 864 public high schools	46.2%	44		76.6	80.5					61.5	64.3	35.1	0.0	52.5	$12,977
Fairborn Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	57 E Dayton Yellow Springs Rd	Fairborn	45324	Greene County	Fairborn Digital Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(937) 879-0511	257	0			201 (78.2%)	13 (5.1%)	18 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.9%)	14.5	709^th of 855 public high schools	17.1%		7.6	763^rd of 864 public high schools	11.7%	54		55.2	52.4					24.2	45.2	6.9		19.0	$7,668
Yellow Springs/McKinney High School	Public	7-12	420 E Enon Rd	Yellow Springs	45387	Greene County	Yellow Springs Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 767-7224	327	19	17.2	35.5%	218 (66.7%)	25 (7.6%)	26 (8.0%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (15.0%)	67.8	218^th of 855 public high schools	74.5%		73.4	156^th of 864 public high schools	81.9%	62	78.6	85.0	84.2	51.5	67.4	76.5	73.8	76.6	72.3	50.0		75.0	$16,596
Greenon High School	Public	9-12	510 S Xenia Dr	Enon	45323	Clark County	Greenon Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 325-7343	413	27	15.2	42.6%	378 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	49.5	474^th of 855 public high schools	44.6%		52.8	430^th of 864 public high schools	50.2%	44		77.8	64.3					70.0	67.5	41.2		49.4	$13,286
Beavercreek High School	Public	9-12	2660 Dayton Xenia Rd	Beavercreek	45434	Greene County	Beavercreek City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 429-7547	1,640	71	23.2	21.5%	1,338 (81.6%)	64 (3.9%)	64 (3.9%)	98 (6.0%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	69 (4.2%)	60.4	328^th of 855 public high schools	61.6%		60.6	325^th of 864 public high schools	62.4%	3		87.3	87.3					84.4	83.5	47.1	6.3	42.6	$11,851
Stebbins High School	Public	9-12	1900 Harshman Rd	Dayton	45424	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 237-4250	1,092	60	18.1		745 (68.2%)	123 (11.3%)	100 (9.2%)	31 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (8.4%)	35	606^th of 855 public high schools	29.1%		37.7	567^th of 864 public high schools	34.4%	39		67.4	67.9					54.4	54.7	29.1		39.1	$11,527
Xenia High School	Public	9-12	303 Kinsey Rd	Xenia	45385	Greene County	Xenia Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 372-6983	887	50	17.7		650 (73.3%)	92 (10.4%)	26 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (13.1%)	34.6	608^th of 855 public high schools	28.9%		39.8	550^th of 864 public high schools	36.3%	58		71.1	66.7					61.4	49.0	30.1	0.0	43.5	$14,364
Wayne High School	Public	9-12	5400 Chambersburg Rd	Huber Heights	45424	Montgomery County	Huber Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 233-6431	1,772	91	19.4	56.3%	887 (50.1%)	501 (28.3%)	135 (7.6%)	29 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	215 (12.1%)	30.2	626^th of 855 public high schools	26.8%		32.9	604^th of 864 public high schools	30.1%	22		65.7	62.9					60.2	50.1	23.1		18.2	$10,873
Warrior Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	5954 Longford Rd	Huber Heights	45424	Montgomery County	Huber Heights City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(937) 237-6300	23	1	23.0		16 (69.6%)	4 (17.4%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)								(n/a)													$3,259
Tecumseh High School	Public	9-12	9830 W National Rd	New Carlisle	45344	Clark County	Tecumseh Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 845-4500	721	46	15.6		545 (75.6%)	3 (0.4%)	146 (20.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.5%)	38.3	579^th of 855 public high schools	32.3%		39.4	554^th of 864 public high schools	35.9%	25		70.5	67.0					59.0	54.4	33.7		42.5	$10,617

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairborn High School

What schools feed into Fairborn High School?

Fairborn High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fairborn Intermediate School
Elementary : Fairborn Primary School
Middle : Fairborn Middle School

What district is Fairborn High School in?

Fairborn City

Is Fairborn High School a good school?

Fairborn High School ranks 509^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fairborn High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,027 students attended Fairborn High School.

What is the racial makeup of Fairborn High School?

Students at Fairborn High School are 69% White, 13% African American, 10% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

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