Fairborn City Schools: Enrolling, Buildings and the State Report Card

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Updated Nov. 14. What a family new to Fairborn needs to know about its public schools: enrolling, which building serves which grades, the state’s report card, and the help the district and Ohio law give military families.

The district

Fairborn City Schools has 4,265 students in 5 schools and spends $14,324 per pupil, with 15.9 students per teacher (National Center for Education Statistics and Census Bureau, 2024-2025).

  • The Fairborn City School District office is at 306 E. Whittier Ave., Fairborn, OH 45324; the phone number is (937) 878-3961. Source

District report card (Ohio Department of Education and Workforce) · Ohio schools map

Schools by grade

  • Fairborn Primary School serves preschool through second grade. Source
  • Fairborn Intermediate School is the district’s school for grades 3 through 5 and serves more than 1,000 students. Source
  • Fairborn Middle School serves grades 6 through 8. Source
  • Fairborn High School serves grades 9 through 12. Source
  • The new Fairborn High School building opened in fall 2024. Source
  • Fairborn Middle School is housed in the former Fairborn High School building. Source
  • The district is planning a new Fairborn Middle School next to Fairborn High School. Source
  • Fairborn students attend grade-level buildings rather than neighborhood schools, an arrangement the district adopted in 2004. Source
  • The district primarily serves students in Fairborn, Bath Township and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, with just over 4,200 students. Source
  • The new Fairborn Primary School opened in fall 2020, and the new Fairborn Intermediate School opened in 2022. Source
  • Fairborn Primary School is at 63 W. Funderburg Road. Source
  • Fairborn Intermediate School is at 1020 S. Maple Ave. Source
  • Fairborn Middle School is at 900 E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Road. Source
  • Fairborn High School is at 1523 Commerce Center Blvd.; the phone number is (937) 879-3611. Source

How to enroll

  • Fairborn City Schools enrollment can be completed online through FinalForms. Source
  • Fairborn City Schools is not an open enrollment district, so families should confirm their address is inside the district. Source
  • Custodial parents or legal guardians enrolling a child in Fairborn City Schools should have court documents verifying custody or guardianship. Source
  • The district’s central registration office is at the Board of Education, 306 E. Whittier Ave., though families can complete enrollment online. Source
  • Families can confirm that an address is inside the district by checking the FCS district map linked from the enrollment page. Source
  • The district posts a checklist of required documents that families should review before starting enrollment. Source
  • Kindergarten enrollment for the 2026-27 school year opened March 2, 2026. Source
  • Preschool enrollment for the 2026-27 school year opened April 27, 2026. Source
  • Under Ohio rules, a child who turns 5 on or before a district’s first day of school can start kindergarten. Source
  • Ohio’s compulsory school age is 6, so families may wait until a child turns 6 to enroll in kindergarten. Source
  • The district offers English learner services in every building, from preschool through grade 12. Source

Checklist of required documents for student enrollment (Fairborn City Schools, Google Drive) · New students enrollment instructions (Fairborn City Schools, Google Drive) · Kindergarten registration (Fairborn City Schools, Google Drive) · Preschool registration (Fairborn City Schools, Google Drive) · FCS district boundary map (Google Drive) · Fairborn High School immunization requirements page

Fairborn City Schools: checklist of required documents for enrollment · Fairborn City Schools: military open enrollment · Fairborn City Schools district map · Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission: Ohio · Military OneSource: changing schools

Busing and the school day

  • The district’s transportation department is at 298 N. Third St. and can be reached at (937) 878-1772. Source
  • The district posts separate 2026-27 bus lists for the high, middle, intermediate and primary schools on its transportation page. Source
  • To use the My Ride bus app, parents create an account and link their children using each student’s ID number and date of birth. Source
  • Classes for grades 1-12 began Aug. 17, 2026. Source
  • Kindergarten and preschool classes began Aug. 20, 2026. Source
  • Winter break runs Dec. 21 through Jan. 1. Source
  • Spring break runs March 26 through April 2, 2027. Source
  • High school graduation is May 21, 2027. Source
  • The last day for students is May 26, 2027, an early-dismissal day. Source
  • Every Monday is an early-release day, 45 minutes early at the primary and intermediate schools and 40 minutes early at the middle and high schools. Source
  • Fairborn High School’s day runs 7:15 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a 1:20 p.m. release on Mondays. Source
  • Fairborn Middle School’s day runs 7:50 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., with a 1:55 p.m. release on Mondays. Source
  • Fairborn Intermediate School’s day runs 8:50 a.m. to 3:10 p.m., with a 2:25 p.m. release on Mondays. Source
  • Fairborn Primary School’s day runs 9:20 a.m. to 3:25 p.m., with a 2:40 p.m. release on Mondays. Source

Transportation student handbook 2026-27 (PDF)

Military families

  • All four Fairborn City Schools buildings are Purple Star schools, an Ohio designation for commitment to military-connected families. Source
  • Fairborn City Schools has a district military liaison and Military Family Life Counselors, and asks families to identify as military when they register. Source
  • Fairborn High School has an Air Force Junior ROTC program. Source
  • Ohio law requires all public school districts, regardless of their open enrollment policy, to let active-duty military families stationed in Ohio apply for open enrollment at any point in the year. Source
  • Families of active-duty members moving on change-of-station orders can enroll a student before having proof of residency. Source
  • Acceptable proof of residence for these families includes temporary on-base billeting, a purchased or leased home, or off-base government or public-private venture housing. Source
  • Ohio joined the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children in 2009, and all 50 states have adopted it. Source
  • Under the compact, Ohio schools must enroll and place a military-connected student who arrives with unofficial records while official records are requested. Source
  • The sending school has 10 business days to furnish official records to the receiving school. Source
  • Transferring military-connected students have 30 calendar days from enrollment to get Ohio’s required immunizations. Source
  • Ohio districts must initially place military-connected students in courses such as honors and Advanced Placement based on their previous enrollment and assessment data. Source
  • An Ohio district may waive specific graduation courses for a military-connected student who completed similar coursework in another state. Source
  • The Wright-Patterson School Liaison Office can be reached at (937) 656-8685, according to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. Source
  • The district asks military families to use its Military Family Transition Checklist before they arrive. Source
  • The district asks families to identify as military when they register so students can get services from military family life counselors. Source
  • Military family life counselors offer students individual and family counseling, deployment support and transition support during the school day. Source
  • Each of the district’s four schools has its own military liaison in addition to the district liaison. Source
  • Project Lead the Way engineering, biomedical and other STEM courses are offered in grades 6-12. Source

Military open enrollment (Fairborn City Schools, Google Drive) · Ohio Network for Military Families and Veterans (Ohio Department of Education and Workforce)

More on Fairborn

Common questions

How do I enroll in Fairborn City Schools?

Fairborn City Schools enrollment can be completed online through FinalForms. Custodial parents or legal guardians enrolling a child in Fairborn City Schools should have court documents verifying custody or guardianship.

Is Fairborn City Schools an open enrollment district?

Fairborn City Schools is not an open enrollment district, so families should confirm their address is inside the district. Ohio law requires all public school districts, regardless of their open enrollment policy, to let active-duty military families stationed in Ohio apply for open enrollment at any point in the year.

Where is Fairborn High School?

Fairborn High School is at 1523 Commerce Center Blvd.; the phone number is (937) 879-3611.

Facts on this page come from the official source linked beside each one and are rechecked every week; last checked November 10, 2026. Spot something out of date? info@daytonreport.com