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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 13th largest in the nation and maintains the largest school bus fleet of any school district in the United States.

The Fairfax County Public Schools system is recognized by many as the pride and joy of the county. The most notable commitment the county makes to its school system is the allocation of [52.2% of its fiscal budget] to the school system. Including state and federal government contributions, along with citizen and corporate contributions, this brings the 2006 fiscal budget for the school system to [$2.1 billion]. The school system has estimated that, based on the 2006 fiscal budget, the county will be investing [$11,915 in each student] this year.

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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 in 1870, which for the first time in Virginia guaranteed free public education.

Fairfax County refused to let Black students attend and bussed them out of the county to Manassas. Despite the 1954 Supreme court ruling to end racial segregation Fairfax County Schools did not allow any Black students into designated White schools until 1960.

2006-2007 Calendar

Notable Days

Day Event
September 5 School begins
October 9 Columbus Day holiday
November 3 First grading period ends
November 6-7 Student holidays
November 22 Students released two hours early for Thanksgiving break
November 23-24 Thanksgiving Break
December 25-January 1 Winter Break
January 15 Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday holiday
January 24 Second grading period ends
January 25-26 Student holidays
February 19 George Washington's Birthday holiday
March 29 Third grading period ends
March 30 Student holiday
April 2-6 Spring Break
May 28 Memorial Day holiday
June 13 Graduation on or after this day
June 18 Last day of school

Snow Make-Up Days

Number of Days Missed Make-Up Days
1 No makeup required
2 No makeup required
3 No makeup required
4 February 19
5 March 30
6 No makeup required
7 June 19
8 No makeup required
9 June 20
10 No makeup required

Schools

Secondary schools

High schools

Secondary schools

Alternative high schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

Special education centers

Interagency Alternative Schools

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{| class="toccolours" style="margin: 0 auto" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="4" |- | align="center" style="font-size: 90%;" colspan="2" bgcolor="#c8fae5" | Fairfax County Public Schools
High Schools
Annandale | Centreville | Chantilly | Edison | Falls Church | Fairfax | Herndon | Jefferson | Langley | Lee | Marshall | Madison | McLean | Mount Vernon | Oakton | South Lakes | Stuart | West Potomac | West Springfield | Westfield | Woodson

Secondary Schools
Hayfield | Lake Braddock | Robinson | South County

Middle Schools
Carson | Cooper | Franklin | Frost | Glasgow | Herndon | Holmes | Hughes | Irving | Jackson | Key | Kilmer | Lanier | Liberty | Longfellow | Mark Twain | Poe | Rocky Run | Sandburg | Stone | Thoreau | Twain | Whitman

Elementary Schools
Clifton | Floris | Mosby Woods | Sunrise Valley | Union Mill | others

Special Education Centers

Alternative High Schools
Bryant | Mountain View | Pimmit Hills

 

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