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Fairfax County Public Schools District Education: 65,375 white students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction lisa coons 2023

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 65,375 white students enrolled in Fairfax County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% less 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, white students comprised 36.1% of the student body to be the most 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, Robinson Secondary recorded the highest enrollment of white 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%)

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

School YearTotal EnrollmentTotal White StudentsWhite %
2016-17187,49873,65839.3%
2017-18188,58572,92838.7%
2018-19187,83072,26838.5%
2019-20188,93071,49337.8%
2020-21180,07666,24636.8%
2021-22178,63565,94836.9%
2022-23180,12765,85536.6%
2023-24180,97065,37536.1%

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