Fairfax High School (Fairfax, Virginia)

Fairfax High School
Fairfax High School in 2010
Address
3501 Lion Run Fairfax , Virginia 22030
Coordinates	38°51′36″N 77°17′10″W / 38.860°N 77.286°W / 38.860; -77.286
Information
School type	Public, high school
Founded	1935; 1973 (relocated)
School district	Fairfax County Public Schools
NCES District ID	5101260
Superintendent	Michelle C. Reid
NCES School ID	510126000463
Principal	Georgina Aye
Staff	128.5 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,371[1] (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio	18.45
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue, Grey, & White ██
Mascot	Lion(formerly Rebels)
Newspaper	The Fair Facts
Yearbook	The Sampler
Feeder schools	Katherine Johnson Middle School
Athletic conferences	Patriot District Class 6A Region C
Website	http://www.fcps.edu/FairfaxHS

Fairfax High School (FHS) is a public high school in the Eastern United States, located in Fairfax, Virginia, a suburb west of Washington, D.C. in Northern Virginia. The school is owned by the City of Fairfax, but is operated by Fairfax County Public Schools under a contractual agreement between it and Fairfax County.

The school building, which opened in 1973, is located on Blenheim Boulevard in eastern Fairfax. In 2007, FHS underwent a $54 million renovation designed by architectural firm BerryRio. Renovations began in October 2005 and added 86,500 sq ft (8,040 m²). of classroom space. Student numbers have increased at such a high rate that four trailers have been installed.

The previous school building and campus, which existed from 1935 to 1973, on Fairfax Boulevard was part of George Mason University for a time and then Paul VI Catholic High School from 1983 to 2020. It is now a retail space.^[2]