Fairfax County

Size: 395 square miles
Population: 1,081,726
Approximately one of every six residents is a public school student.

Schools and Centers

2012-13 total: 196
Elementary (preschool - 6): 139
Middle (6-8): 3
Middle (7-8): 20
Secondary (7 - 12): 3
High (9 - 12): 22
Alternative High Schools: 2
Special Education Centers: 7

Alternative Programs and Learning Centers

2012-13 total: 47

Schools and Centers Directory

Complete list and links to information about each school

Transportation

More than 1520 buses carry 110,000 students each day.

Staff Positions -- Full-Time

Total: 23,528.3
School-based positions: 93.2%
Nonschool-Based: 6.8%

Meals

140,000 customers per day are served.

Projected Enrollment

2012-13 total: 181,536
Largest in Virginia
11th largest in U.S.
VA students enrolled in FCPS: 14.1%
Division Membership

Performance

Graduates attending post-secondary programs: 74%
AP/IB Exams Taken: 40,592
National Merit Semifinalists: 229 (Class of 2013)
School-by-school test scores
Four year on-time graduation rate: 91.3%

SAT (Class of 2012)

FCPS Average: 1659
African American: 1410
Asian American: 1733
Hispanic: 1499
White: 1717

Demographics

African American: 10.4%
American Indian: .2%
Asian American: 19.3%
Hispanic: 22.1%
Multiracial: 4.6%
White: 43.1%

Students receiving free and reduced meals: 47,188
English for Speakers of Other languages (ESOL) students: 31,480
Students receiving special education services: 25,030

Student Information and Statistical Reports

These reports include monthly student membership, class size and teacher load, dropouts, student ethnicity, student mobility, student membership (total and by school), and student retentions.

Fiscal Year 2013

Operating Budget: $2.4 B

Funding Sources

Fairfax County: 68.8%
State education aid: 15.7%
Federal Aid: 1.7%
Sales Tax: 6.6%
Other: 7.2%

Expenditures by Category:

Instructional: 85.8%
Transportation: 5.5%
Facilities Management: 4.2%
General Support: 4.6%
Average cost per student: $13,564

Capital Improvement Program

FY 2013 - 2017 : $848.5 million

All information was accurate at the beginning of the 2011-12 school year unless otherwise indicated.