Fairfax County Public Schools
District Overview
Fairfax County Public Schools is a public school district serving Fairfax county area, Virginia. For academic year 2020-2021, 222 schools served 187,012 students through PK to 12th grade in its 222 schools. A total of 13,309 teachers are teaching their students and the average students to teacher ratio is 14 to 1.
According to the Virginia state assessment result, 85% of students are proficient in Math learning and 81% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.
District Contacts
Schools in Fairfax County Public Schools
In Fairfax County Public Schools, 222 schools are serving students in its area. The next lists are showing schools by offering level.
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Student Population
A total of 187,012 students are attending Fairfax County Public Schools. By gender, there are 96,882 (51.8%) and 89,918 (48.1%) female students at Fairfax County Public Schools.
By race/ethnicity, 72,182 White (38.6%), 18,869 Black (10.1%), and36,862 Asian (19.7%) students are attending schools.
Academic Achievement
Achievement
Advanced Placement Programs
Total 17,261 students are enrolled in at least one (1) AP programs. 1,738 students are enrolled in International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and 16,170 students are participating the SAT and/or ACT test program at Fairfax County Public Schools.
Number of Students Enrolled | Percent Enrolled | |
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Advanced Placement Programs | 17,261 | |
Advanced Placement Math | 5,245 | |
Advanced Placement Science | 7,113 | |
Advanced Placement Other programs | 14,830 | |
International BS program | 1,738 | |
SAT/ACT Participation | 16,170 |
Teachers & Staffs
Total 13,326 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for schools in Fairfax County Public Schools and the students to teacher ratio is 14 to 1. 97.5% of teachers are certified. 89.4% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.
Headcount | Note | |
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Total FTE of Teachers | 13,326 | Students per teacher: 14 to 1 |
Teachers who are certified | 12,989 | 97.5% |
Teachers who are not certified | 339 | 2.5% |
Teachers in their first year of teaching | 694 | 5.2% |
Teachers in their second year of teaching | 714 | 5.4% |
School counselors | 678 | Students per counselor: 276 to 1 |
Law Enforcement Officer | 53 | - |
Security guards | 159 | - |
Nurses | 23 | - |
Psychologists | 153 | - |
Social workers | 153 | - |