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Schools in Fairdale

Fairdale’s public schools

Carmichaels Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairdale. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▼ 13% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
934 students on the public path
In brief

Fairdale’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Fairdale’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Carmichaels Area HS places highest (better than 51%); Carmichaels Area MS lowest (15%). 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 Fairdale, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Carmichaels Area El Ctrin CarmichaelsC−
6–8Carmichaels Area MSin CarmichaelsC−
9–12Carmichaels Area HSin CarmichaelsB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Carmichaels Area School District.

The district

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

Carmichaels Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 934 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,990PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 55.1% · 503 students tested
Math24%
State average 36.1% · 449 students tested

Fairdale vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Fairdale’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fairdale—Carmichaels Area
Carmichaels—Carmichaels Area

Every school in Fairdale

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

Also serving Fairdalein other towns
Carmichaels Area El Ctr
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carmichaels
C−
433 students14:1Rate it →
Carmichaels Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carmichaels
C−
208 students12:1Rate it →
Carmichaels Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Carmichaels
B−
293 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairdale’s schools

Are Fairdale’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fairdale. Carmichaels Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairdale. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fairdale in?

Carmichaels Area School District.

Where do Fairdale kids go to high school?

Carmichaels Area HS.

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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.