About Fairfield Community Schools

The Fairfield Community School District is located in the southeastern portion of Elkhart County. The corporation, which was formed in 1963, is a combination of Jackson, Benton, and Clinton Townships. An elected five member Board of Education governs the district.

Elkhart County is one of the major manufactured housing, recreational vehicle, and boating industry centers of the United States. The district is only minutes away from the Northern Chain of Lakes, which offers fishing, swimming, boating, and other recreational sports.

The corporation is made up of a wide range of economic and ethnic backgrounds. Since it is in a rural setting, many families make their living farming. Many others are involved in manufacturing and/or small business. We also have a large settlement of Amish families and conservative Mennonite families that bring many rich traditions to our school-community. All of these groups are most supportive of their schools and are actively involved in school activities.

Fairfield Community Schools consist of Benton Elementary School, Millersburg Elementary School, New Paris Elementary School and Fairfield Junior-Senior High School. A new school was completed during the summer of 2005 for New Paris Elementary. Extensive renovations to Millersburg Elementary School were completed during the 2004-2005 school year. Fairfield Junior-Senior High School is currently undergoing extensive renovations and additions which should be completed early in 2006.

The students in our schools have been most successful in their academic and extracurricular pursuits. Our Junior-Senior High School Academic teams have brought numerous recognitions to our district. Likewise, our Band and other music groups have enjoyed much success and have excelled in State competitions. Our athletic teams enjoy strong support from the community, students, and parents.

Community involvement is one of the school system’s valuable assets. Many parent and adult members of the community assist and support our school programs through such organizations as music boosters, athletic team parent groups, and by serving on various school-wide committees and elementary PTO activities.