At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
179,323
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
218
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$18,975
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$11,588
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 177,482
- Teachers (FTE)
- 13,937.26
- Student–teacher ratio
- 12.7:1
What current records say about Fairfax County Public Schools
Fairfax County Public Schools operates 218 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Falls Church, Virginia. NCES reports 179,323 students and 13,500.98 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Virginia agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 1 of 131 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $18,975 in current expenditure per pupil and $11,588 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 16 of 131 in Virginia. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 19.1%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 14.6%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 13,500.98
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $3,412,793,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Fairfax County Public Schools
Falls Church, Virginia
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 38.8686, -77.2241
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White35.7%
- Hispanic29.2%
- Black9.7%
- Asian18.5%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial6.4%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Fairfax County Public Schools
218 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 218 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALC at Burke | OtherN–N | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Aldrin Elementary | ElementaryPK–06 | 455 | 10.8:1 | |
| Annandale High | High09–12 | 2,161 | 14.3:1 | |
| Annandale Terrace Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 680 | 12.7:1 | |
| Archer Elementary | ElementaryPK–06 | 543 | 13.9:1 | |
| Armstrong Elementary | ElementaryPK–06 | 357 | 10.1:1 | |
| Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences | ElementaryPK–02 | 814 | 13.7:1 | |
| Bailey's Upper Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences | Elementary03–05 | 539 | 13.6:1 | |
| Beech Tree Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 366 | 12:1 | |
| Belle View Elementary | ElementaryPK–06 | 419 | 12.6:1 | |
| Belvedere Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 606 | 12.2:1 | |
| Bonnie Brae Elementary | ElementaryPK–06 | 718 | 12.9:1 | |
| Braddock Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 955 | 15.8:1 | |
| Bren Mar Park Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 490 | 12.4:1 | |
| Brookfield Elementary | ElementaryPK–06 | 684 | 13.7:1 | |
| Bryant High | High09–12 | 154 | 6.5:1 | |
| Bucknell Elementary | ElementaryPK–06 | 319 | 10.5:1 | |
| Bull Run Early Childhood Resource Center | OtherPK–PK | 236 | 11.8:1 | |
| Bull Run Elementary | ElementaryPK–06 | 766 | 14:1 | |
| Burke School | OtherN–N | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Bush Hill Elementary | ElementaryPK–06 | 673 | 12.6:1 | |
| Camelot Elementary | ElementaryPK–06 | 602 | 12.7:1 | |
| Cameron Elementary | ElementaryPK–06 | 606 | 12.8:1 | |
| Canterbury Woods Elementary | ElementaryPK–06 | 735 | 14.2:1 |