Fauquier High

As a reasonably sized senior high in Warrenton, Virginia, Fauquier High serves 1,156 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Fauquier County Public Schools.

Across the 18 schools in Fauquier County Public Schools (10,861 students total), Fauquier High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fauquier High reports that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 100 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fauquier High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 80.0%; this one delivers 71.8%.

Around the school, Fauquier County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,189, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fauquier County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,861 students), Fauquier High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is W.C. Taylor Middle, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fauquier High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 75.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fauquier High has decreased 12%, going from 1,318 students in 2018 to 1,156 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 59% across the same window.

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