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The largest public high schools in Virginia

This ranking covers the largest public high schools in Virginia, drawn from 325 qualifying public high schools. Alexandria City High leads the list at 4,655, against a median of 1,136 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
325
Virginia
Top Students
4,655
Median Students
1,136
LARGEST · VIRGINIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
1Alexandria City HighAlexandria, VAAlexandria City Public SchoolsHigh4,655
2Lake Braddock SecondaryBurke, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh4,411
3Robinson SecondaryFairfax, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh3,710
4Hayfield SecondaryAlexandria, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh3,256
5Washington-Liberty HighArlington, VAArlington County Public SchoolsHigh3,044
6Charles J. Colgan Sr. HighManassas, VAPrince William County Public SchoolsHigh2,956
7Chantilly HighChantilly, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,937
8Woodbridge HighWoodbridge, VAPrince William County Public SchoolsHigh2,898
9West Springfield HighSpringfield, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,799
10Westfield HighChantilly, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,737
11West Potomac HighAlexandria, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,710
12Osbourn Park HighManassas, VAPrince William County Public SchoolsHigh2,661
13Gainesville HighGainesville, VAPrince William County Public SchoolsHigh2,648
14Wakefield HighArlington, VAArlington County Public SchoolsHigh2,646
15Oakton HighVienna, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,621
16Yorktown HighArlington, VAArlington County Public SchoolsHigh2,593
17Thomas Dale HighChester, VAChesterfield County Public SchoolsHigh2,582
18Gar-Field HighWoodbridge, VAPrince William County Public SchoolsHigh2,524
19Cosby HighMidlothian, VAChesterfield County Public SchoolsHigh2,507
20Woodson HighFairfax, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,436
21South Lakes HighReston, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,434
22McLean HighMcLean, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,428
23Fairfax HighFairfax, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,404
24Justice HighFalls Church, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,357
25Centreville HighClifton, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,347
26Grassfield HighChesapeake, VAChesapeake City Public SchoolsHigh2,345
27Forest Park HighWoodbridge, VAPrince William County Public SchoolsHigh2,343
28Freedom HighWoodbridge, VAPrince William County Public SchoolsHigh2,303
29Osbourn HighManassas, VAManassas City Public SchoolsHigh2,301
30Edison HighAlexandria, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,294
31Oscar F. Smith HighChesapeake, VAChesapeake City Public SchoolsHigh2,264
32Herndon HighHerndon, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,261
33Manchester HighMidlothian, VAChesterfield County Public SchoolsHigh2,236
34Mountain View HighStafford, VAStafford County Public SchoolsHigh2,233
35Marshall HighFalls Church, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,200
36Brooke Point HighStafford, VAStafford County Public SchoolsHigh2,199
37Stafford Senior HighFredericksburg, VAStafford County Public SchoolsHigh2,198
38Potomac HighDumfries, VAPrince William County Public SchoolsHigh2,197
39Langley HighMcLean, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,181
40Falls Church HighFalls Church, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,170
41Independence HighAshburn, VALoudoun County Public SchoolsHigh2,166
42Annandale HighAnnandale, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,161
43Landstown HighVirginia Beach, VAVirginia Beach City Public SchoolsHigh2,152
44Western Branch HighChesapeake, VAChesapeake City Public SchoolsHigh2,138
45John Randolph Tucker HighRichmond, VAHenrico County Public SchoolsHigh2,132
46Lloyd C. Bird HighChesterfield, VAChesterfield County Public SchoolsHigh2,131
47Colonial Forge HighStafford, VAStafford County Public SchoolsHigh2,122
48Thomas Jefferson High for Science and TechnologyAlexandria, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,108
49South County HighLorton, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,106
50Madison HighVienna, VAFairfax County Public SchoolsHigh2,090
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