Fairfield Area High School

Fairfield Area High School is a small, rural, public high school located in the borough of Fairfield, Pennsylvania, United States. The school serves students from most of southwestern Adams County. In 2016, enrollment was reported as 366 pupils in 9th through 12th grades.^[2] The school employed 29 full-time teachers.^[3]

Fairfield Area High School
Location
4840 Fairfield Road Fairfield, Pennsylvania 17320 United States
Information
Type	Public
Principal	Brian W. McDowell
Staff	26.24 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9th through 12th
Enrollment	289 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	11.01[1]
Campus type	Rural
Color(s)	Green and gold
Mascot	Green Knight
Website	Fairfield Area High School

Map of Adams County, Pennsylvania school districts

The school's mascot is the Green Knight. The school is part of the Fairfield Area School District.

Extracurriculars

Fairfield Area School District offers a wide variety of clubs and activities, and an extensive sports program. The bulk of the programs and associated spending are centered on the high school students.

Sports

The district funds:

Boys: Baseball – AA Basketball – AA Cross country – A Football – A Golf – AA Soccer – A Track and field – AA Wrestling - AA

Girls: Basketball – AA Cross country – A Field hockey – AA Soccer (fall) – A Softball – AA Track and field – AA Volleyball – AA

The high school's sports programs are fed by the middle school's sports. Middle school sports:

Boys: Basketball Soccer Track and field Wrestling

Girls: Basketball Field hockey Softball Track and field Volleyball

Source^[4]

References

1. "Fairfield Area HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
2. Pennsylvania Department of Education (November 4, 2015). "Fairfield Area High School Fast Facts 2015".
3. US News and World Report, Best High Schools, 2016
4. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2016). "PIAA School Directory".

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