Total enrollment
16,575
+800 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
19 schools in Alexandria City Public Schools
Virginia · 16,575 students · 1 city
Inside Alexandria City Public Schools (Virginia), 19 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 16,575 students (around 872 per school).
4-year change in Alexandria City Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
18
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Alexandria City Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #99 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16,575 | #16 of 130 | #493 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 18 | #27 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #111 of 130 | #5,541 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 69.2% | #71 of 115 | #2,005 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #8 of 114 | #191 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Alexandria City Public Schools
State test results across the district's 16 scored schools run from Lyles-Crouch Elementary at 79.3% proficient to William Ramsay Elementary at 42.4%, a gap of 36.9 points. That is the 19th widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 16 district schools that reported both years went from 15,710 to 15,788 students (unchanged) and from 1,152 to 1,046 full-time teachers (down 9%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Alexandria City Public Schools
As a rural-scale district in Virginia, Alexandria City Public Schools instructs 16,575 students across 19 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, Alexandria City Public Schools spans 16 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 872 in this district, above the Virginia typical of 672.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 5%: 15,775 students in SY 2020-21 versus 16,575 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Alexandria City Public Schools discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.