Total enrollment
31,812
+2,440 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
37 schools in Stafford County Public Schools
Virginia · 31,812 students · 4 cities
Public-school enrollment inside Stafford County Public Schools comes to roughly 31,812 students across 37 schools (24 elementary, 8 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in Stafford County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
32
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Stafford County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #61 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 31,812 | #8 of 130 | #206 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 32 | #12 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #66 of 130 | #3,924 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 45.2% | #98 of 115 | #4,881 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #6 of 114 | #122 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 Stafford County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 30 scored schools run from Rodney E. Thompson Middle at 84.9% proficient to Shirley C. Heim Middle at 54.8%, a gap of 30.1 points. That is the 27th widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 30 district schools that reported both years went from 28,936 to 31,268 students (up 8%) and from 1,651 to 2,275 full-time teachers (up 38%), 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 Stafford County Public Schools
As a medium-population district in Virginia, Stafford County Public Schools teaches 31,812 students across 37 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Stafford County Public Schools spans 24 elementary, 8 middle, and 5 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Stafford County Public Schools is about 860, higher than the Virginia average of roughly 672.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment climbed 8%: 29,372 students in SY 2020-21 versus 31,812 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Stafford County Public Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.