Total enrollment
90,242
+694 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
99 schools in Prince William County Public Schools
Virginia · 90,242 students · 8 cities
Of the 99 public K-12 schools run by Prince William County Public Schools, combined student count is roughly 90,242, with 69 elementary, 17 middle, and 13 high.
4-year change in Prince William County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
95
+2 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Prince William County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #36 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 90,242 | #2 of 130 | #33 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 95 | #3 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #123 of 130 | #6,283 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 54.4% | #85 of 115 | #3,541 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.3% | #2 of 114 | #87 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 Prince William County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 95 scored schools run from Mary G. Porter Traditional at 95.5% proficient to West Gate Elementary at 52.3%, a gap of 43.3 points. That is the 14th widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 91 district schools that reported both years went from 90,404 to 85,166 students (down 6%) and from 5,560 to 5,406 full-time teachers (down 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 Prince William County Public Schools
Prince William County Public Schools is a middle-population Virginia school district running 99 schools with combined enrollment near 90,242.
On the school-mix side, Prince William County Public Schools comprises 69 elementary, 17 middle, and 13 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 912 in this district, meaningfully above the Virginia typical of 672.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 89,548 students in SY 2020-21 versus 90,242 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Prince William County Public Schools gained 2 schools, going from 93 to 95.
On this page, the community for Prince William County Public Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.