Fairfax County, Virginia

Impact of Deteriorating Conditions in Central America on Out Migration to the US

Fairfax Country School Systems Impacted

$140 million budget deficit.

See graphicof Change in Fairfax Student Enrollment by Ethnicity and Race (2006 - 2011)

Fairfax County, Viriginia has the 11th largest school district in the United States with 184,625 students and an annual budget of $2.5 billion.

Fairfax County Public School system is undergoing a demographic change. There is a significant increase in Hispanic students.

According to the Pew Hispanic Center, Central American origin residents are the fasted growing segment of the foreign born population in the US.