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| Fairfax County Public Schools | |
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| Address | |
8115 Gatehouse Road
Falls Church postal address , (Fairfax County), Virginia, 22042United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°52′06″N 77°13′26″W / 38.86833°N 77.22389°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto |
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| Grades | Pre-K through 12[1][2][3] |
| Established | February 6, 1870 |
| Superintendent | Michelle Reid |
| School board | 13 members[5] |
| Governing agency | Virginia Department of Education |
| Schools | 223[1] |
| Budget | $3.5 billion (FY 2024)[4] |
| NCES District ID | 5101260[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 179,858 (2022–23)[1] |
| Teachers | 12,675.75 (FTE) (2022–23)[1] |
| Staff | 15,406.25 (FTE) (2022–23)[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 14.19 (2022–23)[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | fcps |
The Fairfax County Public Schools system (FCPS) is a school division in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. It is a branch of the Fairfax County government, which administers public schools in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. FCPS's headquarters is located near Falls Church.[6]
With 188,887 students enrolled as of 2019, FCPS is the largest public school system in Virginia and the 11th-largest school district in the nation.[2][7] The school division has been led by Division Superintendent Michelle Reid since July 2022.[8][9]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Fairfax County Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ a b "About FCPS". Fairfax County Public Schools. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ "Fairfax County Public Schools Quality Profile". Virginia Department of Education. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ "Fairfax County Public Schools FY 2024 Approved Budget" (PDF). Fairfax County Public Schools. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Fairfax County Public School Board Members". Fairfax County Public Schools. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Merrifield CDP, VA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 6, 2024. - Match with full address. 2010 map.
"Home". Fairfax County Public Schools. Retrieved September 6, 2024.Gatehouse Administration Center 8115 Gatehouse Road Falls Church, VA 22042
- This place is not in the independent city of Falls Church (see map of Falls Church, and not in Virginia cities are not within counties). - ^ Natanson, Hannah; Mueller, Kim; Burkholder, Steven (October 12, 2021). "Across America, students are back in school. It's working — but it's weird". Washington Post. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ Kleinman, Avery. "Fairfax County Schools Names Its New Superintendent Despite Community Pushback". DCist. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ "Dr. Michelle Reid Sworn in as Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent (Video Included)". Fairfax County Public Schools. Retrieved July 5, 2022.