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Fairfield Local High School

Q: Is Fairfield Local High School a good school?

Fairfield Local High School ranks 229 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 73% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Fairfield Local High School is a public high school located in Leesburg, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 248 students. The school is part of the Fairfield Local District, which is ranked 204 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairfield Local High School consistently delivers excellent academic outcomes for its students. The school has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, reaching 100% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average and the graduation rates of most nearby schools. Students at Fairfield Local High School also consistently outperform the state average in various end-of-course assessments, including American Government, American History, and Biology. The school's special education students have performed exceptionally well, ranking 56th out of 598 Ohio high schools in the 2023-2024 school year, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school has maintained a high ranking for its low-socioeconomic status students, ranking 227th out of 815 Ohio high schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 4-star rating.

While Fairfield Local High School generally outperforms many of the nearby high schools, such as Hillsboro High School and Lynchburg-Clay High School, in terms of test scores, graduation rates, and overall school rankings, the school may want to focus on addressing its fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates and ensuring continued support for its gifted and talented students to maintain its high level of performance across all student groups.

222

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,473

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

11611 State Route 771
Leesburg, OH 45135-8601

(937) 780-2966

District: Fairfield Local

Feeder schools for Fairfield Local High School:

Elementary:	Fairfield Local Elementary School
Middle:	Fairfield Local Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.0%

Two or more races:

3.6%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (74% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Ohio median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg75%

Ohio avg62%

229^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

204^th of 828Fairfield Local 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	67.2	229 of 855	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	305 of 864	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	286 of 867	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	172 of 836	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	131 of 819	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	181 of 836	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	275 of 800	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.1	263 of 773	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.8	300 of 784	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.0	84 of 778	89.2%	★★★★☆
2014	75.9	100 of 769	87.0%	★★★★☆
2013	72.2	158 of 767	79.4%	★★★★☆
2012	70.2	229 of 832	72.5%	★★★★☆
2011	68.6	263 of 818	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.2	260 of 819	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.9	77 of 791	90.3%	★★★★★
2008	65.9	274 of 767	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.2	401 of 756	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.4	360 of 696	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.9	506 of 689	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	60.2	295 of 681	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	274 of 809	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	287 of 798	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	313 of 813	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.3	147 of 794	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	90 of 775	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	227 of 781	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	295 of 751	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	90 of 244	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	45 of 538	91.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	227 of 815	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	159 of 822	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	202 of 805	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	84 of 773	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	65 of 763	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	76.9	99 of 779	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	43.1	480 of 758	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	222 of 817	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	319 of 816	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	308 of 819	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	273 of 808	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.5	176 of 778	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	187 of 792	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	284 of 763	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	80.2	56 of 598	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	51.6	220 of 614	64.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	260 of 748	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	302 of 754	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	316 of 756	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.1	213 of 749	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	160 of 727	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	231 of 739	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	305 of 718	57.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)91st percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)63rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History90%+19 vs state

English II86%+26 vs state

Biology82%+17 vs state

American Government73%~ state avg

Algebra I62%+3 vs state

Geometry52%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (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 American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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 I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Fairfield Local High School	Public	9-12	11611 State Route 771	Leesburg	45135	Highland County	Fairfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 780-2966	222	15	14.8		211 (95.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	67.2	229^th of 855 public high schools	73.2%		62.3	305^th of 864 public high schools	64.7%	76	72.7	90.5	82.5	86.2	51.6			62.3	$15,473
East Clinton High School	Public	9-12	174 Larrick Rd	Sabina	45169	Clinton County	East Clinton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 584-2474	284	17	16.7		265 (93.3%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	33.9	609^th of 855 public high schools	28.8%		36.7	576^th of 864 public high schools	33.3%	33	55.6	77.9	58.6	58.8	17.3			30.9	$14,429
McClain High School	Public	9-12	200 N 5th St	Greenfield	45123	Highland County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 981-7731	496	40	12.4		457 (92.1%)	5 (1.0%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	51.3	458^th of 855 public high schools	46.4%		50.4	456^th of 864 public high schools	47.2%	2	70.0	67.6	58.5	57.8	73.0	36.5	11.7	89.3	$13,550
Hillsboro High School	Public	9-12	550 US Route 62	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Hillsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 393-3485	638	30	21.2		567 (88.9%)	14 (2.2%)	15 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	57.8	364^th of 855 public high schools	57.4%		61.9	311^th of 864 public high schools	64.0%	53	80.7	77.8	74.5	69.5	43.8			54.8	$13,305
Laurel Oaks Cdc	Public	10-12	300 Oak Dr	Wilmington	45177	Clinton County	Great Oaks Career Campuses	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 382-1411	710	46	15.4	52.0%	659 (92.8%)	12 (1.7%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)								(n/a)
Washington High School	Public	9-12	400 S Elm St	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Washington Court House City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 636-4221	522	28	18.6		427 (81.8%)	25 (4.8%)	27 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	41.8	548^th of 855 public high schools	35.9%		35.4	585^th of 864 public high schools	32.3%	37	63.5	78.2	63.4	61.4	29.8			42.0	$11,620
Lynchburg-Clay High School	Public	9-12	6762 State Route 134	Lynchburg	45142	Highland County	Lynchburg-Clay Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 364-2250	278	23	12.0	52.5%	263 (94.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	54.6	404^th of 855 public high schools	52.7%		62.8	294^th of 864 public high schools	66.0%	110	74.6	78.8	81.2	71.6	38.0			41.1	$14,493
Miami Trace High School	Public	9-12	300 Bloomingburg New Holland R	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Miami Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 333-4700	747	32	23.3	41.2%	669 (89.6%)	12 (1.6%)	28 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.6%)	58.6	351^st of 855 public high schools	58.9%		66.2	251^st of 864 public high schools	70.9%	100	77.2	76.3	73.8	71.2	47.1			60.6	$14,849
Wilmington High School	Public	9-12	300 Richardson Pl	Wilmington	45177	Clinton County	Wilmington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 382-7716	596	32	18.9		471 (79.0%)	14 (2.3%)	47 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.4%)	42.6	537^th of 855 public high schools	37.2%		40.5	544^th of 864 public high schools	37.0%	7	64.9	67.4	65.4	58.5	37.3			55.3	$12,673
Paint Valley High School	Public	9-12	7454 Us Highway 50 W	Bainbridge	45612	Ross County	Paint Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 634-3582	184	7	26.2		174 (94.6%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	43.5	530^th of 855 public high schools	38.0%		35.3	587^th of 864 public high schools	32.1%	57	69.4	59.5	70.0	53.7	42.9			58.3	$16,908

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairfield Local High School

Is Fairfield Local High School a good school?

Fairfield Local High School ranks 229^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Fairfield Local High School in?

Fairfield Local

What schools feed into Fairfield Local High School?

Fairfield Local High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fairfield Local Elementary School
Middle : Fairfield Local Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Fairfield Local High School?

Students at Fairfield Local High School are 95% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Fairfield Local High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended Fairfield Local High School.

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