West Nova News

There were 906 9th-grade students enrolled in Fauquier County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.5% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 9th-grade students in the county was Liberty High 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 9th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Liberty High School	318	23.4%	1,360
Fauquier High School	298	25.6%	1,162
Kettle Run High School	290	24.4%	1,189
Mary Walter Elementary School	0	0%	399
Claude Thompson Elementary School	0	0%	262
P. B. Smith Elementary School	0	0%	405
W. C. Taylor Middle School	0	0%	610
Grace Miller Elementary School	0	0%	519
W. G. Coleman Elementary School	0	0%	318
Greenville Elementary School	0	0%	459
H. M. Pearson Elementary School	0	0%	385
James G. Brumfield Elementary School	0	0%	514
Auburn Middle School	0	0%	582
C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary School	0	0%	526
Margaret M. Pierce Elementary School	0	0%	542
C. M. Bradley Elementary School	0	0%	350
Marshall Middle School	0	0%	410
Cedar Lee Middle School	0	0%	853