Total enrollment
179,323
-705 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
223 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools
Virginia · 179,323 students · 21 cities
For families inside Fairfax County Public Schools, public-school options total 223 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 179,323 (169 elementary, 24 middle, and 28 high).
4-year change in Fairfax County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
199
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Fairfax County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #33 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179,323 | #1 of 130 | #11 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 199 | #1 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #71 of 130 | #3,992 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 36.8% | #103 of 115 | #5,909 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #3 of 114 | #102 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 Fairfax County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 186 scored schools run from Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology at 100.0% proficient to Lynbrook Elementary at 37.3%, a gap of 62.7 points. That is the 3rd widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 198 district schools that reported both years went from 188,556 to 178,718 students (down 5%) and from 12,638 to 13,059 full-time teachers (up 3%), 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 Fairfax County Public Schools
Fairfax County Public Schools operates 223 public schools across Virginia, collectively educateing roughly 179,323 students.
In terms of grade levels, Fairfax County Public Schools comprises 169 elementary, 24 middle, 28 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 804 in this district, higher than the Virginia typical of 672.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 180,028 students in SY 2020-21 versus 179,323 in SY 2024-25.
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