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Schools in Fairfield

Fairfield’s public schools

Hyde County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairfield. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.3K
▲ 101% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
NC 16.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
438 students on the public path
In brief

Fairfield’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Fairfield’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Ocracoke School places highest (better than 88%); Mattamuskeet School lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Fairfield, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hyde County Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hyde County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 485 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$26,272NC $13,045 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 49.9% · 237 students tested
Math47%
State average 50.8% · 210 students tested

Fairfield vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Fairfield’s borders.

Schools next door
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Fairfield—Hyde County Schools

Every school in Fairfield

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Fairfieldin other towns
Mattamuskeet School
Grades PK–12 · Swan Quarter
C−
299 students18:1Rate it →
Ocracoke School
Grades PK–12 · Ocracoke
A
139 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairfield’s schools

Are Fairfield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fairfield. Hyde County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairfield. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fairfield in?

Hyde County Schools.

Where do Fairfield kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mattamuskeet School and Ocracoke School.

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What Fairfield families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.