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Warrenton, Virginia - 19 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Fauquier County Public Schools #105 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,795 per pupil, Fauquier County Public Schools ranks #45 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,837
Total Enrollment
19
Schools
$14,795
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fauquier County Public Schools operates 19 public schools serving 10,837 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 combined, 5 middle, 3 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Fauquier County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,795 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Virginia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 57.3% local, 33.2% state, and 9.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 33/100, ranked #105 of 131 in Virginia against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 19 schools offering Advanced Placement (76 AP courses district-wide), a 370.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.2% White, 24.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Grace Miller Elementary, with a diversity index of 69.4/100.
Its largest campus is Liberty High, enrolling 1,313 students (12% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Claude Thompson Elementary, at 254 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fauquier County Public Schools school enrollment varies 5.2× across entities
Fauquier County Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 254 students (lowest) to 1,313 students (highest), a spread of 1,059 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Fauquier County Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 370:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Fauquier County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 13.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Fauquier County Public Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Fauquier County Public Schools?
Fauquier County Public Schools has 19 schools, including 3 high, 5 middle, 11 combined. Total enrollment is 10,837 students.
How much does Fauquier County Public Schools spend per student?
Fauquier County Public Schools spends $14,795 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #105 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Fauquier County Public Schools?
Fauquier County Public Schools students are 60.2% White, 24.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 19 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fauquier County Public Schools?
Fauquier County Public Schools has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #105 out of 131 districts in Virginia.