Public schools in Manassas, VA
Manassas has 29 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 4 high, 7 middle, 18 elementary, enrolling 28,105 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Prince William County Public Schools runs 20 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Manassas's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Manassas | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince William County Public Schools | 20 | 91,101 | $15,373 |
| Manassas City Public Schools | 9 | 7,413 | $16,832 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
4 high schools in Manassas, 9,960 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles J. Colgan Senior High | 2,956 | 17.4 | 24.2% | Prince William County Public Schools |
| Osbourn Park High | 2,661 | 17.1 | 69.1% | Prince William County Public Schools |
| Osbourn High | 2,301 | 16.7 | 77.5% | Manassas City Public Schools |
| Unity Reed High | 2,042 | 15.7 | 66.2% | Prince William County Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
7 middle schools in Manassas, 7,154 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside Middle | 1,352 | 14.6 | 69.4% | Prince William County Public Schools |
| Louise a. Benton Middle | 1,339 | 16.8 | 21.2% | Prince William County Public Schools |
| Herbert J. Saunders Middle | 1,198 | 15.0 | 69.5% | Prince William County Public Schools |
| Grace E. Metz Middle | 1,111 | 18.5 | 77.8% | Manassas City Public Schools |
| Unity Braxton Middle | 1,055 | 13.2 | 69.2% | Prince William County Public Schools |
| Mayfield Intermediate | 839 | 16.8 | 78.8% | Manassas City Public Schools |
| Baldwin Intermediate | 260 | 16.3 | 77.7% | Manassas City Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
18 elementary schools in Manassas, 10,991 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire Elementary | 851 | 15.4 | 70.5% | Prince William County Public Schools |
| Signal Hill Elementary | 807 | 17.5 | 69.8% | Prince William County Public Schools |
| Bennett Elementary | 746 | 15.5 | 31.6% | Prince William County Public Schools |
| Ashland Elementary | 738 | 16.9 | 16.5% | Prince William County Public Schools |
| George P. Mullen Elementary | 667 | 13.9 | 69.7% | Prince William County Public Schools |
| Pennington Traditional | 651 | 17.4 | 24.7% | Prince William County Public Schools |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary | 642 | 17.2 | 21.2% | Prince William County Public Schools |
| C.A. Sinclair Elementary | 636 | 14.7 | 70.6% | Prince William County Public Schools |
| Baldwin Elementary | 631 | 16.2 | 86.7% | Manassas City Public Schools |
| Sudley Elementary | 623 | 15.4 | 71.1% | Prince William County Public Schools |
The other 8 elementary schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennie Dean Elementary | 579 | 13.8 | 89.1% | Manassas City Public Schools |
| Weems Elementary | 556 | 15.0 | 86.3% | Manassas City Public Schools |
| Richard C. Haydon Elementary | 556 | 14.3 | 87.1% | Manassas City Public Schools |
| George Carr Round Elementary | 512 | 16.0 | 88.9% | Manassas City Public Schools |
| West Gate Elementary | 482 | 13.5 | 71.8% | Prince William County Public Schools |
| Loch Lomond Elementary | 480 | 13.9 | 70.0% | Prince William County Public Schools |
| Coles Elementary | 431 | 15.6 | 72.6% | Prince William County Public Schools |
| Suella G. Ellis Elementary | 403 | 14.1 | 71.2% | Prince William County Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Manassas's public schools compare with Virginia's
The median Manassas school has 15.6 students per full-time teacher, more than the Virginia median of 13.7. 45% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 37% across the state. Its median school enrolls 667 students (state 557).
| Manassas | Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.6 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 667 | 557 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 45% | 37% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 79% | 64% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 29 Manassas schools and the 1,845 Virginia schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Manassas
- Prince William County Public SchoolsRuns 20 of Manassas's 29 public schools and spent $15,373 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,373
- Charles J. Colgan Senior High, the largest high school in Manassas2,956 students in 2024-25, 17.4 per teacher.2,956
- Compare Prince William County Public Schools with Manassas City Public SchoolsManassas's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in VirginiaVirginia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Manassas addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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- Virginia Beach82 schools
- Alexandria55 schools
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- Norfolk44 schools
- Roanoke41 schools
- Woodbridge40 schools
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Questions about schools in Manassas
How many public schools are in Manassas, VA?
29 public schools with an address in Manassas were open in 2024-25: 4 high, 7 middle, 18 elementary, enrolling 28,105 students.What is the largest high school in Manassas?
Charles J. Colgan Senior High, with 2,956 students in 2024-25 (Prince William County Public Schools).Which districts run Manassas's schools?
Prince William County Public Schools (20 schools), Manassas City Public Schools (9 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25