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Frederick County Public Schools

1415 Amherst St
Winchester, VA 22601

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Bottom 50%

Tel: (540) 662-3888

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Frederick County Public Schools ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Virginia for:

Category

Attribute

Graduation Rate

Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)

Community Size

Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)

For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public high schools serving 4,678 students in Frederick County Public Schools. This district's average high is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Virginia.

Public High Schools in Frederick County Public Schools have an score of 52% (versus the Virginia public high school average of 68%), and score of 84% (versus the 81% statewide average).

Public High School in Frederick County Public School have a of 92%, which is more than the Virginia average of 89%.

The school with highest graduation rate is James Wood High School, with 94% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Virginia or national school graduation rate statistics.

Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Virginia public high school average of 55% (majority Black and Hispanic).

<�鶹��ý class='so-dt-title' id="overview">Overview

This School District

This State (VA)

# Schools

19 Schools

353 Schools

# Students

14,172 Students

411,759 Students

# Teachers

1,050 Teachers

29,555 Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

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Comparison of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Frederick County Public Schools	Virginia
9	1,226	510
10	1,220	504
11	1,131	471
12	1,101	459

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<�鶹��ý class='so-dt-title' id="district-rank">District Rank

Frederick County Public Schools, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 132 school districts in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 92% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School District

State Average (VA)

#92 out of 132 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

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Overall School District Rank Trends
Year	Frederick County Public Schools
2023	#92
2022	#72
2021	#72
2019	#85
2018	#80
2017	#80
2016	#80
2015	#87
2014	#87
2013	#76
2012	#69

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56%

68%

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Math Proficiency Trends
Year	Frederick County Public Schools	Virginia
2023	56%	68%
2021	49%	54%
2019	79%	82%
2017	72%	72%
2016	77%	80%
2015	75%	79%
2014	68%	74%
2013	63%	71%
2012	61%	68%
2011	85%	86%
2010	86%	87%

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(20-21)

64%

69%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Trends
Year	Frederick County Public Schools	Virginia
2021	64%	69%
2019	74%	78%
2017	75%	80%
2016	76%	80%
2015	74%	79%
2014	70%	74%
2013	71%	74%
2012	88%	89%
2011	87%	88%
2010	87%	89%

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(20-21)

52%

59%

92%

89%

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Graduation Rate Trends
Year	Frederick County Public Schools	Virginia
2023	92%	89%
2022	92%	89%
2021	92%	89%
2020	91%	89%
2019	89%	87%
2018	92%	88%
2017	92%	87%
2016	89%	87%
2015	90%	86%
2014	87%	85%
2013	87%	85%

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<�鶹��ý class='so-dt-title' id="students-by-ethnicity">Students by Ethnicity:

0.54

0.71

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Comparison of Diversity Score Trends
Year	Frederick County Public Schools	Virginia
2023	0.53	0.71
2022	0.51	0.70
2021	0.50	0.70
2020	0.46	0.68
2019	0.46	0.68
2018	0.43	0.67
2017	0.43	0.67
2016	0.41	0.68
2015	0.39	0.66
2014	0.38	0.66
2013	0.37	0.65
2012	0.35	0.64
2011	0.33	0.64
2010	0.32	0.62
2009	0.32	0.60
2008	0.32	0.60
2007	0.30	0.59
2006	0.25	0.58
2005	0.22	0.57
2004	0.18	0.55
2003	0.28	0.55
2002	0.15	0.53
2001	0.13	0.52
2000	0.11	0.51
1999	0.11	0.51
1998	0.09	0.50
1997	0.09	0.49
1996	0.09	0.48
1995	0.08	0.49
1994	0.07	0.47
1993	0.06	0.47

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% American Indian

n/a

% Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1995-2023)
Year	Frederick County Public Schools	Virginia
2023	2%	7%
2022	2%	7%
2021	2%	8%
2020	2%	7%
2019	2%	7%
2018	2%	7%
2017	2%	7%
2016	1%	8%
2015	1%	6%
2014	1%	7%
2013	2%	7%
2012	2%	6%
2011	2%	7%
2010	3%	7%
2009	3%	7%
2008	3%	6%
2007	3%	6%
2006	2%	6%
2005	2%	6%
2004	2%	6%
2003	2%	5%
2002	1%	5%
2001	1%	4%
2000	2%	4%
1999	1%	4%
1997	1%	4%
1996	1%	3%
1995	1%	4%

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% Hispanic

25%

19%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Frederick County Public Schools	Virginia
2023	23%	19%
2022	22%	18%
2021	20%	18%
2020	18%	16%
2019	18%	16%
2018	16%	15%
2017	16%	15%
2016	15%	14%
2015	14%	14%
2014	13%	13%
2013	12%	12%
2012	11%	12%
2011	10%	11%
2010	9%	10%
2009	9%	10%
2008	9%	10%
2007	8%	9%
2006	7%	8%
2005	5%	7%
2004	4%	6%
2003	10%	7%
2002	3%	5%
2001	2%	5%
2000	1%	4%
1999	1%	4%
1998	1%	4%
1997	1%	3%
1996	1%	3%

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% Black

22%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Frederick County Public Schools	Virginia
2023	5%	22%
2022	5%	22%
2021	5%	22%
2020	5%	22%
2019	5%	22%
2018	4%	23%
2017	4%	23%
2016	4%	23%
2015	4%	23%
2014	5%	23%
2013	5%	23%
2012	5%	24%
2011	5%	24%
2010	6%	26%
2009	6%	26%
2008	6%	27%
2007	6%	27%
2006	5%	27%
2005	5%	27%
2004	4%	27%
2003	4%	27%
2002	4%	27%
2001	4%	27%
2000	3%	27%
1999	3%	27%
1998	3%	27%
1997	3%	27%
1996	3%	27%
1995	3%	26%
1994	3%	26%
1993	2%	26%

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% White

63%

45%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Frederick County Public Schools	Virginia
2023	65%	45%
2022	67%	46%
2021	68%	46%
2020	71%	49%
2019	71%	49%
2018	74%	50%
2017	74%	50%
2016	76%	50%
2015	77%	52%
2014	78%	52%
2013	79%	53%
2012	80%	54%
2011	81%	54%
2010	82%	57%
2009	82%	57%
2008	82%	57%
2007	83%	58%
2006	86%	59%
2005	88%	60%
2004	90%	61%
2003	84%	61%
2002	92%	63%
2001	93%	64%
2000	94%	65%
1999	95%	65%
1998	96%	65%
1997	95%	66%
1996	95%	67%
1995	95%	67%
1994	96%	68%
1993	97%	68%

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% Hawaiian

n/a

% Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Frederick County Public Schools	Virginia
2023	5%	7%
2022	4%	7%
2021	5%	6%
2020	4%	6%
2019	4%	6%
2018	4%	5%
2017	4%	5%
2016	4%	5%
2015	4%	5%
2014	3%	5%
2013	2%	5%

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All Ethnic Groups

<�鶹��ý class="so-dt-title" id="district-revenue-and-spending">District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $15,288 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,509. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $16,395 is higher than the state median of $15,264. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

This School District

This State (VA)

Total Revenue

$217 MM

$19,496 MM

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Total Revenues Trends
Year	Frederick County Public Schools	Virginia
2023	$217 MM	$50 MM
2022	$206 MM	$48 MM
2021	$217 MM	$50 MM
2020	$206 MM	$48 MM
2019	$198 MM	$48 MM
2018	$188 MM	$46 MM
2017	$178 MM	$44 MM
2016	$180 MM	$43 MM
2015	$150 MM	$42 MM
2014	$157 MM	$41 MM
2012	$151 MM	$41 MM
2011	$147 MM	$40 MM
2010	$150 MM	$42 MM
2009	$153 MM	$43 MM
2008	$154 MM	$43 MM
2007	$145 MM	$42 MM
2006	$132 MM	$37 MM
2005	$120 MM	$33 MM
2004	$123 MM	$31 MM
2003	$98 MM	$33 MM
2002	$91 MM	$29 MM
2001	$85 MM	$28 MM
2000	$77 MM	$27 MM
1999	$74 MM	$25 MM
1998	$69 MM	$23 MM
1997	$62 MM	$22 MM
1996	$57 MM	$20 MM
1995	$52 MM	$20 MM

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Spending

$232 MM

$19,187 MM

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Total Expenditure Trends
Year	Frederick County Public Schools	Virginia
2023	$232 MM	$50 MM
2022	$221 MM	$48 MM
2021	$232 MM	$50 MM
2020	$221 MM	$48 MM
2019	$195 MM	$48 MM
2018	$179 MM	$46 MM
2017	$175 MM	$44 MM
2016	$192 MM	$43 MM
2015	$143 MM	$42 MM
2014	$154 MM	$40 MM
2012	$149 MM	$41 MM
2011	$136 MM	$38 MM
2010	$143 MM	$42 MM
2009	$160 MM	$42 MM
2008	$151 MM	$41 MM
2007	$153 MM	$40 MM
2006	$139 MM	$39 MM
2005	$126 MM	$36 MM
2004	$114 MM	$31 MM
2003	$120 MM	$31 MM
2002	$101 MM	$29 MM
2001	$84 MM	$29 MM
2000	$81 MM	$27 MM
1999	$70 MM	$24 MM
1998	$68 MM	$23 MM
1997	$69 MM	$21 MM
1996	$63 MM	$21 MM
1995	$49 MM	$19 MM

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Revenue / Student

$15,288

$15,509

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Average Revenue Per Student Trends
Year	Frederick County Public Schools	Virginia
2023	$15,520	$13,350
2022	$14,848	$13,011
2021	$16,038	$14,122
2020	$14,848	$13,011
2018	$13,927	$12,340
2017	$13,336	$12,324
2016	$13,610	$12,007
2015	$11,417	$10,576
2014	$11,973	$10,820
2012	$11,560	$10,405
2011	$11,256	$10,061
2010	$11,450	$10,576
2009	$11,719	$11,282
2008	$11,883	$10,833
2007	$11,466	$11,013
2006	$10,802	$10,006
2005	$10,207	$9,139
2004	$10,813	$8,571
2003	$8,951	$8,950
2002	$8,506	$8,028
2001	$7,992	$7,912
2000	$7,320	$7,658
1999	$7,119	$6,541
1998	$6,775	$6,329
1997	$6,268	$6,082
1995	$5,603	$5,657
1992	$5,108	$5,133
1990	$4,309	$4,932

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Spending / Student

$16,395

$15,264

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Average Expenditure Per Student Trends
Year	Frederick County Public Schools	Virginia
2023	$16,643	$13,422
2022	$15,936	$13,009
2021	$17,199	$14,198
2020	$15,936	$13,009
2018	$13,246	$12,303
2017	$13,114	$12,398
2016	$14,534	$12,042
2015	$10,864	$10,658
2014	$11,737	$10,531
2012	$11,452	$10,420
2011	$10,432	$9,778
2010	$10,895	$10,658
2009	$12,260	$11,065
2008	$11,640	$10,444
2007	$12,134	$10,604
2006	$11,359	$10,603
2005	$10,709	$9,839
2004	$10,043	$8,522
2003	$10,919	$8,394
2002	$9,427	$8,029
2001	$7,940	$8,196
2000	$7,710	$7,662
1999	$6,704	$6,251
1998	$6,701	$6,290
1997	$6,901	$5,970
1995	$5,269	$5,518
1992	$6,505	$5,049
1990	$4,467	$4,824

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Best Frederick County Public Schools Public High Schools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)

Location

Quick Facts

Rank: #11.

Sherando High School

(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 89%)
:

Top 50%

Add to Compare

185 South Warrior Drive
Stephens City, VA 22655
(540) 869-0060

Gr: 9-12 | 1,642 student Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 36%

Rank: #22.

James Wood High School

(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 82%)
:

Top 50%

Add to Compare

161 Apple Pie Ridge Rd
Winchester, VA 22603
(540) 667-5226

Gr: 9-12 | 1,463 student Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 22%

Rank: #33.

Millbrook High School

(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 82%)
:

Bottom 50%

Add to Compare

251 First Woods Dr.
Winchester, VA 22603
(540) 545-2800

Gr: 9-12 | 1,573 student Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 52%

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Quick Facts (2026)

District size: 19 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 14,172 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
Minority Enrollment: 37%
: 92% (Top 10% in VA)
: Bottom 50%
: 56% (Btm 50%)
: 64% (Btm 50%)
: 52% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), VA Dept. of Education