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C+

Fairborn City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Bath Township and Fairborn, and parts of Riverside.

Bath Township’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Ohio school districts

Students
4,265
Schools
5
Spent per student
$14,324
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
16:1
Debt
$200M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fairborn City School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 42% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the OH average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $200M, about $46,883 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 42% of the 910 Ohio school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Bath Township 40,768C+Fairborn 35,754

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bath Township. Grade by grade →

PK–2Fairborn Primary SchoolThis district
3–5Fairborn Intermediate SchoolThis district
6–8Fairborn Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Fairborn High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 52.2% · 2,134 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 59.5% · 2,201 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 86.2% · 274 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,324 per student · 14% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 53%State 36%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,044’20
4,192’21
4,238’22
4,231’23
4,265’24

Up 5.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 70%Black 12%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 5%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.

Fairborn Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Fairborn
1,261 students18:1
Fairborn Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Fairborn
C+
1,047 students21:1
Fairborn Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fairborn
C
926 students15:1
Fairborn Online Learning
Secondary · Grades 7–11 · Fairborn
4 students
Fairborn High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fairborn
C+
1,027 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Beavercreek City School DistrictBeavercreek, Beavercreek Township
$13,621per student
Dayton City School DistrictDayton, Harrison Township
$20,963per student
Xenia Community City School DistrictXenia Township
$16,810per student
Cedar Cliff Local School DistrictMiami Township
$14,828per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Ohio.