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The Fairfax County Public Schools system (abbreviated FCPS) is a branch of the Fairfax County government which administers public schools in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax. FCPS' headquarters is located in an unincorporated section of the county near the city of Falls Church; the headquarters has a Falls Church address but is not within the city limits.

The system is widely regarded in education circles as one of the country's best public school systems.

With over 164,000 students enrolled, FCPS is the largest public school system in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area and in Virginia. The superintendent of schools is Jack D. Dale. The school district is the 13th largest in the nation [1] and maintains the largest school bus fleet of any school district in the United States. It should be noted that Fairfax Country uses the 6-4 grading scale for middle and high school classes, meaning that 94-100 of 100 is an A, 90-93 is a B+, 84-89 is a B, etc. [2]

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.[3] 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.[4] The school system has estimated that, based on the 2006 fiscal budget, the county invested $11,915 in each student in 2006.[



Loudon County Public Schools

Loudoun County Public Schools (abbreviated LCPS) is a branch of the Loudoun County, Virginia government, and administers public schools in the county. LCPS's headquarters is located in Ashburn, an unincorporated section of the county.

Due to the rapid growth in the region, LCPS is the fastest growing school district in Virginia and one of the fastest growing public school districts in the United States, serving over 50,000 students in the 2006-2007 school year.[1] LCPS is the fifth largest school district in Virginia, surpassing the enrollment of Henrico County Public Schools in the 2006-2007 school year.[2] The superintendent of schools is Dr. Edgar B. Hatrick.