Total enrollment
50,153
-527 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
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 school).
4-year change in Alexandria
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
55
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
156,976
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
50,153
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
65
public K-12
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 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 50,153 students, remained close to its prior level from the 50,680 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count fell from 56 to 55 across the same 4-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.