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

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VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

VI Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons 2023 | Virginia Department of Education

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

White (36.1%)Hispanic (28.7%)Asian (18.7%)Black (9.8%)Multiracial (6.3%)<5% Ethnicities (0.4%)

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

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal Multiracial StudentsMultiracial %
2016-17187,4989,9705.3%
2017-18188,58510,1445.4%
2018-19187,83010,3355.5%
2019-20188,93010,6945.7%
2020-21180,07610,6035.9%
2021-22178,63510,8766.1%
2022-23180,12711,2296.2%
2023-24180,97011,3796.3%

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