Fairfax County Public Schools

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The Fairfax County Public Schools system (abbreviated FCPS) is a branch of the Fairfax County, Virginia county government, and administers public schools in the Northern Virginia localities of Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. More students are enrolled in FCPS schools than any other public school system in Virginia. The superintendent of schools is Jack D. Dale. The school district is the 12th largest in the nation and maintains the largest school bus fleet of any school district in the United States. The school system is known for being among the best in the country.

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History

The public school system in Fairfax County was created after the Civil War with the adoption by Virginia of a Reconstruction-era state constitution, which for the first time in Virginia guaranteed free public education.



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High schools

Secondary schools

Alternative high schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

Special education centers

Interagency Alternative Schools

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