West Nova News

There were 692 1st-grade students enrolled in Fauquier County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 13.4% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 1st-grade students in the county was Margaret M. Pierce Elementary School.

Within Fauquier County schools, the largest number of students were found in 12th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Fauquier County ranked 25th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 25th the year before.

As of November 2023, according to Public Schools Review, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools nationwide.

School Name	# of 1st-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Margaret M. Pierce Elementary School	82	15.1%	542
C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary School	74	14.1%	526
James G. Brumfield Elementary School	70	13.6%	514
Grace Miller Elementary School	69	13.3%	519
P. B. Smith Elementary School	65	16%	405
Greenville Elementary School	65	14.2%	459
C. M. Bradley Elementary School	63	18%	350
H. M. Pearson Elementary School	58	15.1%	385
Mary Walter Elementary School	57	14.3%	399
W. G. Coleman Elementary School	46	14.5%	318
Claude Thompson Elementary School	43	16.4%	262
Fauquier High School	0	0%	1,162
W. C. Taylor Middle School	0	0%	610
Kettle Run High School	0	0%	1,189
Auburn Middle School	0	0%	582
Liberty High School	0	0%	1,360
Marshall Middle School	0	0%	410
Cedar Lee Middle School	0	0%	853