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West Potomac High School

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Tel: (703)718-2500

West Potomac High School serves 2,542 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is equal to the VA average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 49%.
West Potomac High School operates within the Fairfax County School District.
Fairfax County School District's 92% graduation rate is higher than the VA state average of 79%.

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.71 is more than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(VA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	16:1

Asian	6%	6%

Hispanic	33%	14%

Black	19%	23%

White	39%	51%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	3%	5%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.71	0.42

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	30%	34%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	8%	6%

Fairfax County School District's student population of 185,509 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 92% has decreased from 97% over five years.
The revenue/student of $14,039 is higher than the state average of $11,380. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $15,526 is higher than the state average of $11,077. The district spending/student has grown by 5% over four years.

School District Name	Fairfax County School District
Number of Schools Managed	218	4
Number of Students Managed	185,509	3,627

Graduation Rate	92%	79%

District Total Revenue	$2,575 MM	$41 MM

District Spending	$2,848 MM	$40 MM

District Revenue / Student	$14,039	$11,380

District Spending / Student	$15,526	$11,077

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