About FHS

General Information

Fairdale High School is located in Fairdale, KY, at the southern end of Jefferson County, west of the intersection of Interstate 65 and 265 (the Gene Snyder Freeway). Opening its present-day school doors in 1958, Fairdale High School graduated its first class in 1962. The mascot is the bulldog, and its school colors are royal blue and gold. The community of Fairdale, once known as Mann's Lick, is now considered a neighborhood located within the boundaries of Louisville Metro. Host of the annual King of the Bluegrass basketball and wrestling tournaments. Fairdale High School offers magnet programs for vocations, such as heavy highway construction and community emergency services (police, fire, and EMS).