There were 10,861 students enrolled in Fauquier County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 0.1% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.
In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Fauquier County comprised 51.7% boys, with girls representing the remaining 48.3%.
Data also showed that white students made up 60.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in Fauquier County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 24%, 6.7% Black or African American students and 1.7% Asian students.
Liberty High School had the highest enrollment among Fauquier County’s 18 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 1,313 students.
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 56% of the enrollment, while white students constitute 44%.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Middle School | 582 | 570 | -2.1% |
| C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary School | 526 | 525 | -0.2% |
| C. M. Bradley Elementary School | 350 | 362 | 3.4% |
| Cedar Lee Middle School | 853 | 861 | 0.9% |
| Claude Thompson Elementary School | 262 | 254 | -3.1% |
| Fauquier High School | 1,162 | 1,156 | -0.5% |
| Grace Miller Elementary School | 519 | 528 | 1.7% |
| Greenville Elementary School | 459 | 449 | -2.2% |
| H. M. Pearson Elementary School | 385 | 388 | 0.8% |
| James G. Brumfield Elementary School | 514 | 496 | -3.5% |
| Kettle Run High School | 1,189 | 1,175 | -1.2% |
| Liberty High School | 1,360 | 1,313 | -3.5% |
| Margaret M. Pierce Elementary School | 542 | 543 | 0.2% |
| Marshall Middle School | 410 | 426 | 3.9% |
| Mary Walter Elementary School | 399 | 397 | -0.5% |
| P. B. Smith Elementary School | 405 | 440 | 8.6% |
| W. C. Taylor Middle School | 610 | 623 | 2.1% |
| W. G. Coleman Elementary School | 318 | 355 | 11.6% |
