Fauquier County schools enrolled 10,714 students in the 2025-26 school year, 1.4% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.
In terms of gender distribution, the student body in Fauquier County was 51.6% boys and 48.4% girls.
Data showed that white students made up 59.7% of the student body, the largest share in Fauquier County schools, followed by Hispanic students at 24.4%, Black or African American students at 6.4% and Asian students at 1.8%.
Liberty High School had the highest enrollment among the county’s 18 schools in the 2025-26 school year, with 1,276 students.
Virginia public schools have an average student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1, compared with the national average of 15:1, according to Public School Review. Minority students, primarily Hispanic and Black, make up 56% of the enrollment, while white students account for 44%.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | Total enrollment in 2025-26 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Middle School | 570 | 598 | 4.9% |
| C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary School | 525 | 465 | -11.4% |
| C. M. Bradley Elementary School | 362 | 376 | 3.9% |
| Cedar Lee Middle School | 861 | 876 | 1.7% |
| Claude Thompson Elementary School | 254 | 265 | 4.3% |
| Fauquier High School | 1,156 | 1,142 | -1.2% |
| Grace Miller Elementary School | 528 | 487 | -7.8% |
| Greenville Elementary School | 449 | 445 | -0.9% |
| H. M. Pearson Elementary School | 388 | 389 | 0.3% |
| James G. Brumfield Elementary School | 496 | 434 | -12.5% |
| Kettle Run High School | 1,175 | 1,199 | 2% |
| Liberty High School | 1,313 | 1,276 | -2.8% |
| Margaret M. Pierce Elementary School | 543 | 532 | -2% |
| Marshall Middle School | 426 | 430 | 0.9% |
| Mary Walter Elementary School | 397 | 403 | 1.5% |
| P. B. Smith Elementary School | 440 | 449 | 2% |
| W. C. Taylor Middle School | 623 | 580 | -6.9% |
| W. G. Coleman Elementary School | 355 | 368 | 3.7% |
