West Nova News

There were 795 2nd-grade students enrolled in Fauquier County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.9% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 2nd-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 2nd-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Margaret M. Pierce Elementary School	103	19%	542
Greenville Elementary School	91	19.8%	459
C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary School	88	16.7%	526
Grace Miller Elementary School	85	16.4%	519
James G. Brumfield Elementary School	76	14.8%	514
Mary Walter Elementary School	75	18.8%	399
P. B. Smith Elementary School	64	15.8%	405
H. M. Pearson Elementary School	62	16.1%	385
W. G. Coleman Elementary School	55	17.3%	318
C. M. Bradley Elementary School	50	14.3%	350
Claude Thompson Elementary School	46	17.6%	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