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Fairfield Alternative School

Serves grades KG - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
6405 Ave D
Fairfield, AL 35064
Phone
(205) 783-6847
District
Fairfield City
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Fairfield Alternative School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
39%
No Data
49%
No Data
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
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21
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) Unreported 0.3% 53.8%
Black Unreported 95.1% 32.8%
Hispanic Unreported 4.3% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander Unreported 0.0% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska Unreported 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 80.9% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 78.4% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 2.5% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 9,975 5,074,296
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,879.7 100
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.6% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.4% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.3% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 15.8% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,783 1,933,150
Single Parent Households With Children 16.2% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.4% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.3% 27.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 4.0% 13.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.6% 14.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.1% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.8% 16.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.9% 14.2%
$15,000 or less 18.7% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,897 $10,180,000 50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,095 $1,616,000 8.0%
Staff $619 $914,000 4.5%
General Administration $596 $880,000 4.4%
School Administration $798 $1,178,000 5.9%
Operation $1,734 $2,560,000 12.7%
Transportation $295 $435,000 2.2%
Other $358 $529,000 2.6%
Total Support $5,496 $8,112,000 40.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,225 $1,808,000 9.0%
Total Expenditures $13,618 $20,100,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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