Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 6.3% of Fairfax County Public Schools District’s student body in 2023-24 school year

Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 6.3% of Fairfax County Public Schools District’s student body in 2023-24 school year
VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 — Virginia Department of Education
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There were 11,379 multiracial students enrolled in Fairfax County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 1.3% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

Data showed that Fairfax County Public Schools District welcomed 180,970 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 6.3% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the school.

Fairfax County Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Fairfax County and has a main office in Falls Church.

Among the 199 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools District, Lake Braddock Secondary recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year.

According to Public School Review, Virginia public schools have an average student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1, slightly better than the national average of 15:1. Minority students, primarily Hispanic and Black, make up 54% of the enrollment, while white students constitute 46%.

Ethnic Distribution in Fairfax County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 School Year

Multiracial Enrollment Trends in Fairfax County Public Schools District Over 8 Years

School Year Total Enrollment Total Multiracial Students Multiracial %
2016-17 187,498 9,970 5.3%
2017-18 188,585 10,144 5.4%
2018-19 187,830 10,335 5.5%
2019-20 188,930 10,694 5.7%
2020-21 180,076 10,603 5.9%
2021-22 178,635 10,876 6.1%
2022-23 180,127 11,229 6.2%
2023-24 180,970 11,379 6.3%


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