Fairfax County Public Schools | |
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Address | |
8115 Gatehouse Road
Falls Church postal address , (Fairfax County), Virginia, 22042United States | |
Coordinates | 38°52′06″N 77°13′26″W / 38.86833°N 77.22389°W |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto |
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Grades | Pre-K through 12[1][2][3] |
Established | February 6, 1870 |
Superintendent | Michelle Reid |
School board | 13 members[5] |
Governing agency | Virginia Department of Education |
Schools | 223[1] |
Budget | $3.5 billion (FY 2024)[4] |
NCES District ID | 5101260[1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 179,858 (2022–23)[1] |
Teachers | 12,675.75 (FTE) (2022–23)[1] |
Staff | 15,406.25 (FTE) (2022–23)[1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 14.19 (2022–23)[1] |
Other information | |
Website | fcps |
The Fairfax County Public Schools system (FCPS) is a school division in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. It is a branch of the Fairfax County government, which administers public schools in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. FCPS's headquarters is located near Falls Church.[6]
With 188,887 students enrolled as of 2019, FCPS is the largest public school system in Virginia and the 11th-largest school district in the nation.[2][7] The school division has been led by Division Superintendent Michelle Reid since July 2022.[8][9]
Gatehouse Administration Center 8115 Gatehouse Road Falls Church, VA 22042- This place is not in the independent city of Falls Church (see map of Falls Church, and not in Virginia cities are not within counties).