Fairfax High

Located at 3501 Lion Run, in Fairfax, Virginia, Fairfax High is an expansive high school that hosts 2,404 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Fairfax County Public Schools. That puts it 98% above the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 1,213 students.

Fairfax County Public Schools comprises 199 schools with combined enrollment of 179,323 students; Fairfax High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fairfax High reports that 34% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 26% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 10% Black, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.

On the resource side, On paper, Fairfax High has 140 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Fairfax High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 35% of students at Fairfax High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fairfax High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 78.5%; this one delivers 75.0%.

Around the school, Fairfax city reports that median household earnings sit near $132,348, roughly 62% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Fairfax city's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,334 students), Fairfax High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mosaic Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Fairfax High comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 82.6%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 2,373 students in 2018 compared to 2,404 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 40% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

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