Fairfield High Preparatory School

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Fairfield High Preparatory School
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Established 1928
School type Public
District N/A
Grades 9-12
Principal Timothy Perry
Enrollment 498 (2010)
Colors purple and gold
Mascot Tigers
Location 610 Valley Road
Fairfield
Website fairfieldcityschoolsystem.com

Fairfield High Preparatory School is the sole high school in the Fairfield City Schools system. It was founded in 1928, four years after Fairfield Industrial High School, to serve white students in the city.

In 1939 the football field at Fairfield High school was equipped with 60,000 watts of light for evening games at a cost of $2,500 split between the Fairfield City Council, Fairfield Board of Education, and Fairfield Country Fair Association.

In 1965 the capacity of the high school was 840 students, though only 445, all white, were then enrolled.

The school was integrated in 1969, and is now primarily African-American. The current building was constructed in 1998. In 2011, Fairfield City Councilor F. D. Scott renewed a longstanding suggestion to relocate the school to the Flintridge Building.

The Tigers compete in AHSAA Class 5A, Region 4. The home football stadium is Clements Field.

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