West Nova News

There were 179 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Fauquier County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.5% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of pre-kindergarten 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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Grace Miller Elementary School	32	6.2%	519
Margaret M. Pierce Elementary School	32	5.9%	542
James G. Brumfield Elementary School	28	5.4%	514
C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary School	26	4.9%	526
W. G. Coleman Elementary School	25	7.9%	318
Mary Walter Elementary School	10	2.5%	399
C. M. Bradley Elementary School	10	2.9%	350
H. M. Pearson Elementary School	7	1.8%	385
P. B. Smith Elementary School	6	1.5%	405
Greenville Elementary School	3	0.7%	459
Claude Thompson Elementary School	0	0%	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