The old high school building, located north of the community park and the Normal Memorial Library on Eagle Street, was originally the Fayette Normal College of Business and Music and was established in 1882.

The Franklin elementary building was established in 1937 and became a part of the Fayette school system in 1968.

The district is now in one K-12 school building located at 400 East Gamble Road in Fayette.

On August 26, 2008, board of education members voted to drop[3] the word "Gorham" from the name of the school.

Doing it the Eagle Way means to: 1-Do What's Right; 2-Do The Best You Can; 3-Treat Others Like You Want To Be Treated[citation needed] Athletics at Fayette include Archery, Basketball, Volleyball, Baseball, Track, Cross Country, Soft Ball and Golf and Cheerleading Due to contamination issues from a local factory, the school district is now in a new K-12 school building.