📍 1001 Fairdale Road, Fairdale, Jefferson County, 40118
Fairdale High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fairdale, Jefferson County. The school has 1,386 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 84.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fairdale High enrolls 1,386 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 84.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 625 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 396 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 267 | 19% |
| Asian | 50 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
940 of the school's 1,386 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 892 qualify for free lunch and 48 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fairdale High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-30, state senate district 38, state house district 37.
Fairdale High is one of 168 schools in Jefferson County, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The district serves 95,180 students district-wide and employs 6,052 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,386 students, Fairdale High is larger than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large