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Fairfield Comm High School

Fairfield, IL · Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225

Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Town, remote

361st of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 40% Improving

300 W King St, Fairfield, IL 62837

(618)847-9403NCES ID 172618001816Directory 202324

453
Students
2023–24 enrollment
15.6:1
Student / teacher ratio
38%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
20.3%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Fairfield Comm High School 361st of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 40% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 31th in 2019 to 40th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%40%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Fairfield Comm High School
52%
IL average
52%
Math
Fairfield Comm High School
26%
IL average
38%
Science
Fairfield Comm High School
47%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Fairfield Comm High School IL average
25%50%75%52%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Fairfield Comm High School IL average
25%50%75%26%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Fairfield Comm High School IL average
25%50%75%47%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%56%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%28%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science by race, over time
25%50%75%51%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 453 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White93%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 93%100%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White98.3%93.2% 5.1 pts
Two or more races0.2%2.6% 2.4 pts
Black0.5%2.2% 1.7 pts
Hispanic0.9%1.8% 0.9 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $118K in zip 62837 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009

$31K$62K$93K$124K$111K2009201520202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is Fairfield Comm High School in?

Fairfield Comm High School is part of the Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225 district in Fairfield, Illinois.

Is Fairfield Comm High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Fairfield Comm High School 361st of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 40% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Fairfield Comm High School?

White 93%, Two or more races 3%, Black 2%, Hispanic 2% (453 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Fairfield Comm High School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 62837 is $118K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.