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Greater Washington leads the nation in the number of K-12 students (491,820) in "Gold-Rated" public school systems, the highest rating level given by Expansion Management's annual Education Quotient survey.

School Name Enrollment Student/Teacher Ratio
District of Columbia Public Schools 68,449 13.8
Anne Arundel County Public Schools 75,081 16.9
Board of Education Charles County 24,001 17.8
Calvert County Public Schools 16,651 17.3
Frederick County Board of Education 38,022 16.4
Howard County Public School System 46,257 14.9
Montgomery County Public Schools 136,895 15.8
Prince George's County Public Schools 135,039 16.7
Saint Mary's County Public Schools 15,482 16.2
Alexandria Public Schools 11,104 10.5
Arlington County Public Schools 19,109 10.6
Fairfax County Public Schools 160,584 13.0
Fairfax City Public Schools N/A N/A
Falls Church City Public Schools 1,764 12.1
Fauquier County Public Schools 9,675 12.6
Loudoun County Public Schools 34,571 15.8
Manassas City Public Schools 6,566 14.2
Prince William County Public Schools 58,017 17.5
Spotsylvania County Public Schools 20,280 14.8
Stafford County Public Schools 22,635 16.1

 

 

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