West Nova News

There were 783 4th-grade students enrolled in Fauquier County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.2% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 4th-grade students in the county was Grace Miller 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 4th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Grace Miller Elementary School	100	19.3%	519
C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary School	98	18.6%	526
Margaret M. Pierce Elementary School	79	14.6%	542
Greenville Elementary School	77	16.8%	459
James G. Brumfield Elementary School	77	15%	514
H. M. Pearson Elementary School	74	19.2%	385
P. B. Smith Elementary School	67	16.5%	405
Mary Walter Elementary School	62	15.5%	399
W. G. Coleman Elementary School	52	16.4%	318
C. M. Bradley Elementary School	50	14.3%	350
Claude Thompson Elementary School	47	17.9%	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