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We Are FCPS
![Students Advik Atyam, David Nam, and Yousif Al Atbi.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.bfldr.com/HZPAR69W/at/xr2t8s6rp8jkng9t8g6x76pp/072405-1062-heroweb-16x6.jpg?drupal-image-style=card_1x&width=800&height=450&precrop=1067%2C600%2Cx267%2Cy0%2Csafe&auto=webp&h=253ee6a6&itok=_VhhtiHg)
ScamCops: Fairfax High School Students Design Award-Winning Scam Detection App
The students' website, ScamCops, won the 2024 Fairfax Area Student Shark Tank Technology Challenge.
![A Herndon High School student volunteer works with a student on the robot she's programming.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.bfldr.com/HZPAR69W/at/ttnx7trx96knt9h5pzts5t7m/072406-1077-heroweb-16x6.jpg?drupal-image-style=card_1x&width=800&height=450&precrop=1067%2C600%2Cx267%2Cy0%2Csafe&auto=webp&h=253ee6a6&itok=teRcWHkZ)
FCPS High School Students Launch Robotics Camp at Clearview Elementary School
Clearview Elementary School held its first summer robotics camp, courtesy of the Herndon High School Robotics Team.
![National Merit Winners](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.bfldr.com/HZPAR69W/at/rfq4nn2hfrscxz4q79kbwfhb/National_Merit_winners_graphic_13_10.jpg?drupal-image-style=card_1x&width=800&height=450&precrop=1067%2C600%2Cx267%2Cy0%2Csafe&auto=webp&h=253ee6a6&itok=EAfDYkaZ)
10 FCPS Students Named 2024 National Merit College-Sponsored Scholarship Winners
Ten Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students from three high schools have been named winners of 2024 Merit Scholarship awards by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).
Fairfax County Public Schools inspires and empowers students to meet high academic standards.
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We're the 12th largest school system in the United States -- 199 schools
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We teach nearly 183,000 enrolled students
![two students outside](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.bfldr.com/HZPAR69W/at/nqkjs79nfzvr3qxqw4wrgw66/072410-2001.jpg?drupal-image-style=gallery&width=400&height=300&precrop=5329%2C3997%2Cx93%2Cy0%2Csafe&auto=webp&h=bd1433c8&itok=cWsi6asy)
FCPS employs over 25,000 full-time staff
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Our school bus fleet is the largest in the country--over 1,600 buses
FCPS on the Move
These videos showcase our amazing students--and the staff that help make Fairfax County Public Schools a nationally recognized school division.
![Michael Gouin prepares to perform at a football game](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.bfldr.com/HZPAR69W/at/vpxq8k36crq9s77sp88wms/102230-2140.jpg?drupal-image-style=interactive_video_gallery_1x&width=681&height=387&precrop=5568%2C3164%2Cx0%2Cy262%2Csafe&auto=webp&h=f52f6b5d&itok=UIfRZ6a5)
Student Who is Deaf Shines on the Woodson Drumline
![Four carpentry students in hard hats.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.bfldr.com/HZPAR69W/at/7qcfmgmpng8kmqmwrrn6t6q/012435-2355.jpg?drupal-image-style=interactive_video_gallery_1x&width=681&height=387&precrop=6192%2C3519%2Cx0%2Cy300%2Csafe&auto=webp&h=3ef28e3b&itok=JKbKelXr)
Academy students learn cabinetry and business basics during a field trip.
![Katherine Fugle](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.bfldr.com/HZPAR69W/at/k7cfrtmk58htv5wpvvhwk45/112227-1325.jpg?drupal-image-style=interactive_video_gallery_1x&width=681&height=387&precrop=5568%2C3164%2Cx0%2Cy270%2Csafe&auto=webp&h=0d84372a&itok=UAr84v6d)
Meet an award-winning computer science teacher.
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