📍 5419 Old Stage Road, Fairmont, Robeson County, 28340
Fairmont High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fairmont, Robeson County. The school has 840 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Public Schools of Robeson County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fairmont High enrolls 840 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 24% American Indian or Alaska Native and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 372 | 44% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 203 | 24% |
| White | 144 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 68 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 6.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
825 of the school's 840 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 825 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fairmont High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 NC-80, state senate district 13, state house district 47.
Fairmont High is one of 37 schools in Public Schools of Robeson County, based in Lumberton, North Carolina. The district serves 21,301 students district-wide and employs 1,309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 840 students, Fairmont High is larger than the district average of about 576 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant