Beginning this school year, the Claude Moore Scholars program has expanded to recognize all high school students participating in FCPS health and medical sciences courses. There are 2,661 students enrolled in the health and medical sciences curricula, including courses in Health Informatics, Medical Billing and Coding, Introduction to Nursing, Patient Care Technician, and Pharmacy Technician at three academy sites.

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is a catalyst that transforms our community's most valuable potential - our children - and shapes a thriving future. We are the community's gathering place where, together, we foster creative thinking, a culture of caring, and lifelong connections. In our schools, students share a diversity of experiences that prepare them for success in a global society; teachers creatively challenge and inspire young minds; and parents actively engage in their children's future.

FCPS is one of the largest school divisions in the U.S. with 198 schools and centers. We serve a diverse student population of more than 188,000 students in grades prekindergarten through 12, speaking over 200 languages. Over 29 percent of our total student population is Economically Disadvantaged; 14.7 percent are reported as Students with Disabilities, and more than 27 percent of students are English Learners. Demographically, 37.8 percent of FCPS students are White, 26.8 percent are Hispanic, 19.5 percent are Asian, 9.8 percent are Black, 5.7 percent are two or more races, 0.3 are American Indian and 0.1 percent are Native Hawaiian. Nearly 92 percent of FCPS students graduate on time (in four years of high school), and more than 92 percent plan to pursue post-secondary education. FCPS students can take Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) classes in high school; the division offers the IB middle years program and the IB primary years program in select schools. Two hundred thirty-seven students from 17 high schools have been named semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for 2020. Fairfax County high schools are recognized annually by education columnist Jay Mathews as being among the most challenging high schools in the U.S.

FCPS, one of the-largest employer in Virginia, has 24,699.6 full-time employees, of whom 93 percent are school-based and 7.0 percent non-school-based. Our FY 2021 Approved Budget of $3.1 billion is primarily funded by Fairfax County (69.3 percent) with contributions from Virginia (25.0 percent), other sources (3.5 percent) and the federal government (2.2 percent). More than 86 percent of the budget goes toward instruction, and the average cost per student is $16,505.

The FCPS bus fleet is one of the largest bus fleets in the U.S., transporting more than 141,000 students on over 1,600 buses each day. FCPS has more than 27 million square feet of school buildings and office space, including 173 Energy Star certified buildings (more than any other school system in the country).