Fairfax Elementary School District
Public school districtGrades K–8
Students
2,667
Schools
4
Spent per student
$19,076
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Debt
$19.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Fairfax Elementary School District
- Spends 10% less per student than the CA average
- 22 students per teacher
- Debt of $19.5M, about $7,297 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Fairfax.
K–62 schoolsThis district
7–8Fairfax Junior HighThis district
9–1218 high schoolsKern High School District
Test scores vs. CA
No district test scores published yet.
Graduation rate 88% at Kern High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$19,076 per student · 10% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 31%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 75%Federal 11%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
2,703’20
2,676’21
2,678’22
2,687’23
2,667’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 92%White 3%Two or more races 2%Black 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
4 public schools.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.