Fairfax County

Size: 395 square miles
Population: 1,015,302
Approximately one of every six residents is a public school student.

Schools and Centers

2011-12 total: 194
Elementary (preschool - 6): 138
Middle: 22
Secondary (7 - 12): 4
High (9 - 12): 21
Alternative High Schools: 2
Special Education Centers: 7

Alternative Programs and Learning Centers

2011-12 total: 48

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: 22,779
School-based positions: 92.9%
Nonschool-Based: 7.1%

Meals

140,000 customers per day are served.

Projected Enrollment

2010-11 total: 177,629
Largest in Virginia
11th largest in U.S.
VA students enrolled in FCPS: 13.7%
Division Membership

Performance

Graduates attending post-secondary programs: 94.5% (2009)
AP/IB Exams Taken: 35,192
National Merit Semifinalists: 219 (Class of 2010)
School-by-school test scores
Four year on-time graduation rate: 91.2%

SAT (Class of 2011)

FCPS Average: 1654
African American: 1398
Asian American: 1711
Hispanic: 1482
White: 1719

Demographics

African American: 10.4%
American Indian: .3%
Asian American: 18.8%
Hispanic: 18.1%
Multiracial: 5.9%
White: 45.3%

Students receiving free and reduced meals: 45,224
English for Speakers of Other languages (ESOL) students: 23,828
Students receiving special education services: 24,780

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 2012

Operating Budget: $2.2 B

Funding Sources

Fairfax County: 71.2%
State education aid: 14.1%
Federal Aid: 2.8%
Sales Tax: 6.8%
Other: 5.1%

Expenditures by Category:

Instructional: 85.7%
Transportation: 5.5%
Facilities Management: 4.2%
General Support: 4.5%
Average cost per student: $12,820

Capital Improvement Program

FY 2011 - 2015 : $823 million

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