Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is the 10th largest school district in the U.S. with 198 schools and centers and the 3rd largest employer in the county. According to thei website, “FCPS serves a diverse student population of more than 188,000 students in grades prekindergarten through 12, speaking over 200 languages.  Over 31 percent of our total student population is Economically Disadvantaged; 14.5 percent are reported as Students with Disabilities, and more than 29 percent of students are English Learners. 

Demographically, 38.5 percent of FCPS students are White, 25.9 percent are Hispanic, 19.6 percent are Asian, 10 percent are Black, 5.5 percent are two or more races, 0.2 are American Indian and 0.1 percent are Native Hawaiian (source: 2018 Fall Membership by Subgroup as reported in the Virginia Department of Education School Quality Profile).