Total enrollment
50,153
-40 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
65 schools in Alexandria
Virginia · Public K-12
Across the city, Alexandria hosts 65 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 50,153 Virginia students (about 772 per campus).
7-year change in Alexandria
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
55
+2 (+4%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
28%
was 28%
% Hispanic
37%
was 36%
% Black
19%
was 22%
% Asian
10%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Alexandria
Alexandria is a sizable Virginia city in terms of public-school footprint, with 65 schools and 50,153 students total.
Looking at the level breakdown, the city consists of 51 elementary, 7 middle, and 7 high.
Average school size in Alexandria is around 772 students, 15% meaningfully above the Virginia average of about 672.
Over the past 7-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 50,153 students, remained close to its prior level from the 50,193 reported in SY 2017-18. The school count climbed from 53 to 55 across the same 7-year window.
On this page, the community for Alexandria discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.