| Prince William County Public Schools | |
|---|---|
 | |
14715 Bristow Road
Manassas , Virginia, 20112[1] | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Launching Thriving Futures[5] |
| Grades | Pre-K–12[2] |
| Superintendent | LaTanya D. McDade |
| Deputy superintendent(s) | Carol E. Flenard |
| Chair of the board | Babur B. Lateef |
| Budget | $1.64 billion (FY 2024)[3][4] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 91,180 (2022–23)[6] |
| Teachers | 5,696.94 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Staff | 10,740.34 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 16.19 [2] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www.pwcs.edu |
Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) is a school division in Virginia with its headquarters in the Kelly Leadership Center located in the unincorporated community of Independent Hill in Prince William County, Virginia.[1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 486,943.[7]
Prince William County Public Schools is the second largest school division in Virginia with 91,180 students.[6] Prince William County Public Schools is the fourth largest school system in the Washington Metropolitan Area after the Fairfax County, Virginia; Montgomery County, Maryland; and Prince George's County, Maryland school systems, and the 33rd largest school system in the United States.[8][9]
The county system serves all parts of the county except for Marine Corps Base Quantico, which is served by the Department of Defense Education Activity.[10]
- ^ a b "Contact Us/Telephone Directory". Prince William County Public Schools. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "PRINCE WILLIAM CO PBLC SCHS". District Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "FY 2024 School Board Advertised Budget Presentation to the Board of County Supervisors" (PDF). Prince William County Public Schools. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "Board of County Supervisors approves PWCS FY24 budget". Prince William County Public Schools. April 26, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ McDade, LaTanya D. (September 28, 2022). "A message from Dr. McDade". Prince William County Public Schools. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "Prince William County Public Schools Quality Profile". Virginia Department of Education. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ "QuickFacts Prince William County, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ "The Washington Area Boards of Education FY 2023 Guide". Fairfax County Public Schools. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ "Table 215.30. Enrollment, poverty, and federal funds for the 120 largest school districts, by enrollment size in 2019: 2018-19 and fiscal year 2021". National Center for Education Statistics. United States Department of Education. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Prince William County, VA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2022. - Text list - "Quantico Marine Corps Center School District" is a reference to the Department of Defense Education Activity as that agency operates the base schools.