Loudoun County Public Schools, Virginia, elections

Loudoun County Public Schools
District details
	School board members: 9
	Next election: November 4, 2025
	Students: 81,636 (2023-2024)
	Schools: 102 (2023-2024)
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Loudoun County Public Schools is a school district in Virginia (Loudoun County). During the 2024 school year, 81,636 students attended one of the district's 102 schools.

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Loudoun County Public Schools, Algonkian District

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Algonkian District

Incumbent April Moore Chandler and Matt Malone are running in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Algonkian District on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		April Moore Chandler (Nonpartisan)
		Matt Malone (Nonpartisan)

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Loudoun County Public Schools, Broad Run District

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Broad Run District

Ross Svenson and Samuel Yan are running in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Broad Run District on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Ross Svenson (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Samuel Yan (Nonpartisan)

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Loudoun County Public Schools, Dulles District

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Dulles District

Santos Munoz and Jonathon Pepper are running in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Dulles District on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Santos Munoz (Nonpartisan)
		Jonathon Pepper (Nonpartisan)

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Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg District

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg District

Incumbent Lauren Shernoff is running in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg District on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Lauren Shernoff (Nonpartisan)

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Loudoun County Public Schools, Sterling District

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Sterling District

Incumbent Arben Istrefi and Amy Riccardi are running in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Sterling District on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Arben Istrefi (Nonpartisan)
		Amy Riccardi (Nonpartisan)

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Loudoun County Public Schools, Algonkian District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Algonkian District

April Moore Chandler defeated Viktoria Hunyadi in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Algonkian District on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		April Moore Chandler (Nonpartisan)	59.5	10,365
	Submit photo	Viktoria Hunyadi (Nonpartisan)	39.8	6,941
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	113

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,419
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Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn District

Deana Griffiths defeated incumbent Harris Mahedavi in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn District on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Deana Griffiths (Nonpartisan)	50.1	8,882
	Submit photo	Harris Mahedavi (Nonpartisan)	49.5	8,766
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	70

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,718
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Loudoun County Public Schools, At-large

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, At-large

Anne Pogue Donohue defeated Michael Rivera in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, At-large on November 7, 2023.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Anne Pogue Donohue (Nonpartisan)	53.2	71,432
	Michael Rivera (Nonpartisan)	46.3	62,115
	Other/Write-in votes	0.5	698

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 134,245
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Denise Corbo (Nonpartisan)

Loudoun County Public Schools, Broad Run District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Broad Run District

Linda Worrell Deans defeated Christopher Hodges in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Broad Run District on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Linda Worrell Deans (Nonpartisan)	58.5	9,699
	Submit photo	Christopher Hodges (Nonpartisan)	40.8	6,761
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	106

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,566
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Michael Holmes (Nonpartisan)
Tiffany Polifko (Nonpartisan)

Loudoun County Public Schools, Catoctin District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Catoctin District

Kari LaBell defeated Megan Elizabeth Lockwood in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Catoctin District on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kari LaBell (Nonpartisan)	55.6	13,384
	Submit photo	Megan Elizabeth Lockwood (Nonpartisan)	44.0	10,581
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	99

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,064
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

John Beatty (Nonpartisan)
Daniel Brubaker (Nonpartisan)

Loudoun County Public Schools, Dulles District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Dulles District

Melinda Marie Mansfield won election in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Dulles District on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Melinda Marie Mansfield (Nonpartisan)	93.1	10,295
		Other/Write-in votes	6.9	758

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,053
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Jeff Morse (Nonpartisan)

Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg District

Lauren Shernoff defeated incumbent Erika Ogedegbe in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg District on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lauren Shernoff (Nonpartisan)	53.1	9,935
	Submit photo	Erika Ogedegbe (Nonpartisan)	46.2	8,654
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	132

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,721
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Loudoun County Public Schools, Little River District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Little River District

Sumera Rashid defeated Joseph James Smith in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Little River District on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sumera Rashid (Nonpartisan)	50.9	8,785
	Submit photo	Joseph James Smith (Nonpartisan)	48.8	8,434
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	50

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,269
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Loudoun County Public Schools, Sterling District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Sterling District

Arben Istrefi defeated Amy Riccardi and Sarathchand Kolla in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Sterling District on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Arben Istrefi (Nonpartisan)	47.6	4,489
		Amy Riccardi (Nonpartisan)	39.9	3,762
	Submit photo	Sarathchand Kolla (Nonpartisan)	11.4	1,075
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	96

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,422
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Brenda Sheridan (Nonpartisan)

Loudoun County Public Schools, Broad Run District

General election

Special general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Broad Run District

Tiffany Polifko defeated Nicholas Gothard and incumbent Andrew Hoyler in the special general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Broad Run District on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tiffany Polifko (Nonpartisan)	35.1	6,846
	Nicholas Gothard (Nonpartisan)	34.6	6,746
	Andrew Hoyler (Nonpartisan)	29.4	5,730
	Other/Write-in votes	0.9	185

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,507
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Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg District

General election

Special general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg District

Erika Ogedegbe defeated Michael Rivera and Lauren Shernoff in the special general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Erika Ogedegbe (Nonpartisan)	40.5	6,355
		Michael Rivera (Nonpartisan)	31.3	4,911
	Submit photo	Lauren Shernoff (Nonpartisan)	27.9	4,382
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	58

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,706
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Tom Marshall (Nonpartisan)

Loudoun County Public Schools, Algonkian District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Algonkian District

Atoosa Reaser defeated Melanie Turner in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Algonkian District on November 5, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Atoosa Reaser (Nonpartisan)	54.9	6,655
	Melanie Turner (Nonpartisan)	44.9	5,444
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	28

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,127
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Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn District

Harris Mahedavi defeated incumbent Eric Hornberger in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn District on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Harris Mahedavi (Nonpartisan)	53.7	6,335
		Eric Hornberger (Nonpartisan)	45.1	5,320
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	133

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,788
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Loudoun County Public Schools, At-large

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, At-large

Denise Corbo defeated Julie Sisson and Kenya Amira Savage in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, At-large on November 5, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Denise Corbo (Nonpartisan)	49.0	52,805
	Julie Sisson (Nonpartisan)	39.2	42,247
	Kenya Amira Savage (Nonpartisan)	11.6	12,460
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3	329

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 107,841
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Loudoun County Public Schools, Blue Ridge District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Blue Ridge District

Ian Serotkin defeated Ram Venkatachalam in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Blue Ridge District on November 5, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ian Serotkin (Nonpartisan)	56.5	12,304
	Ram Venkatachalam (Nonpartisan)	43.3	9,428
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	53

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,785
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Loudoun County Public Schools, Broad Run District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Broad Run District

Leslee King defeated Andrew Hoyler in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Broad Run District on November 5, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Leslee King (Nonpartisan)	61.0	7,522
	Andrew Hoyler (Nonpartisan)	37.0	4,559
	Other/Write-in votes	2.1	253

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,334
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Loudoun County Public Schools, Catoctin District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Catoctin District

John Beatty defeated Zerell Johnson-Welch and Jenna Alexander in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Catoctin District on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Beatty (Nonpartisan)	43.1	6,635
	Submit photo	Zerell Johnson-Welch (Nonpartisan)	29.2	4,496
	Submit photo	Jenna Alexander (Nonpartisan)	27.3	4,205
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	45

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,381
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Loudoun County Public Schools, Dulles District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Dulles District

Incumbent Jeff Morse won election in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Dulles District on November 5, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jeff Morse (Nonpartisan)	97.2	11,029
	Other/Write-in votes	2.8	318

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,347
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Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg District

Beth Barts defeated Joe Newcomer in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg District on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Beth Barts (Nonpartisan)	54.8	6,434
		Joe Newcomer (Nonpartisan)	45.0	5,293
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	24

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,751
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Loudoun County Public Schools, Sterling District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Sterling District

Incumbent Brenda Sheridan defeated Mike Neely in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Sterling District on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brenda Sheridan (Nonpartisan)	61.7	4,948
	Submit photo	Mike Neely (Nonpartisan)	38.1	3,061
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	16

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,025
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Loudoun County Public Schools, Algonkian District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Algonkian District

Incumbent Debbie Rose won election in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Algonkian District on November 3, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Debbie Rose (Nonpartisan)

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Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn District

Incumbent Eric Hornberger won election in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn District on November 3, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Eric Hornberger (Nonpartisan)

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Loudoun County Public Schools, At-large

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, At-large

Incumbent Beth Huck won election in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, At-large on November 3, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Beth Huck (Nonpartisan)

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Loudoun County Public Schools, Blue Ridge District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Blue Ridge District

Incumbent Jill Turgeon won election in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Blue Ridge District on November 3, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Jill Turgeon (Nonpartisan)

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Loudoun County Public Schools, Broad Run District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Broad Run District

Incumbent Joy Maloney won election in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Broad Run District on November 3, 2015.

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✔		Joy Maloney (Nonpartisan)

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Loudoun County Public Schools, Catoctin District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Catoctin District

Incumbent Eric DeKenipp won election in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Catoctin District on November 3, 2015.

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✔		Eric DeKenipp (Nonpartisan)

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Loudoun County Public Schools, Dulles District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Dulles District

Incumbent Jeff Morse won election in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Dulles District on November 3, 2015.

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✔		Jeff Morse (Nonpartisan)

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Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg District

Incumbent Tom Marshall won election in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Leesburg District on November 3, 2015.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Tom Marshall (Nonpartisan)

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Loudoun County Public Schools, Sterling District

General election

General election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Sterling District

Incumbent Brenda Sheridan won election in the general election for Loudoun County Public Schools, Sterling District on November 3, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Brenda Sheridan (Nonpartisan)

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Election rules

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Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

Most county boards of education have elections in odd-numbered years either every two years or every four years. As of 2022, elections in all but one county — Arlington County — were off-cycle from federal elections. They are held at the same time as the state's odd-year state legislative and gubernatorial elections. There are 91 county school districts in Virginia. The Arlington County School Board holds elections every year.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 15.2

The elections for most city and town school boards are held during even-numbered years and are on-cycle with federal elections. There are several cities that hold school board elections in odd-numbered years or annually. Details of city and town school board elections are largely set in local charters. There are 41 municipal school districts in Virginia.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1-57.3

Election system

School board members in Virginia are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education and Section 24.1. Elections

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Virginia are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Virginia state law requires that school board candidates qualify for the ballot through the petition process for independent candidates. It does not allow school board candidates to qualify for the ballot as party nominees. This means that all school board candidates in Virginia are listed as independent in the secretary of state's official candidate list. On the ballot, the names of candidates are displayed without any party affiliation or additional disclosure of any kind. There is no route in state law for a school board candidate to be listed on the ballot with a party affiliation.

See law: Virginia Statutes Sections 22.1. Education and 24.1. Elections

Winning an election

School board candidates that receive the largest number of votes in the nonpartisan general election are elected to office.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education and Section 24.1. Elections

Term length and staggering

The length of school board member terms depends on the terms of the members of the relevant county, city, or town governing body. As of 2022, most school districts (121 or 91.7%) had 4-year school board terms. Ten school districts had 3-year board member terms.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education and Section 24.1. Elections

School board seat elections are either not staggered or staggered in a way that depends on the organization of the district and the relevant county, city, or town prior to the referendum establishing elected board members; special act; or local charter. State law has special provisions concerning the staggering of school board elections in Bath, Loudoun, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, and Rockbridge Counties.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education and Section 24.1. Elections

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School members are elected at large, from sub-districts, or through a combination of the two.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education and Section 24.1. Elections

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates must file declarations of candidacy by 7:00 pm on the third Tuesday in June.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 24.1. Elections

School board candidates cannot circulate nominating petitions until after the first day of January of the year of the election.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 24.1. Elections

Newly elected school board members officially take office on the first day of January following their election.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education

About the district

School board

Loudoun County Public Schools consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Anne Pogue Donohue		2024	2028
Deana Griffiths	Ashburn District	2024	2028
Kari LaBell	Catoctin District	2024	2028
Sumera Rashid	Little River District	2024	2028
Linda Worrell Deans	Broad Run District	2024	2026
Arben Istrefi	Sterling District	2024	2026
Melinda Marie Mansfield	Dulles District	2024	2026
April Moore Chandler	Algonkian District	2024	2026
Lauren Shernoff	Leesburg District	2024	2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Loudoun County Public Schools
Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Virginia House of Delegates District 30	Geary Higgins	Republican Party	73%	57%
Virginia House of Delegates District 29	Marty Martinez	Democratic Party	9%	100%
Virginia House of Delegates District 27	Atoosa Reaser	Democratic Party	7%	100%
Virginia House of Delegates District 26	Jas Singh	Democratic Party	5%	100%
Virginia House of Delegates District 28	David Reid	Democratic Party	5%	100%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[1]

Revenue
Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$80,404,000	$991	5%
Local:	$1,090,349,000	$13,439	68%
State:	$435,244,000	$5,365	27%
Total:	$1,605,997,000	$19,795

Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$1,686,230,000	$20,784
Total Current Expenditures:	$1,537,644,000	$18,952
Instructional Expenditures:	$965,868,000	$11,905	57%
Student and Staff Support:	$185,541,000	$2,286	11%
Administration:	$158,120,000	$1,948	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$228,115,000	$2,811	14%
Total Capital Outlay:	$141,578,000	$1,745
Construction:	$119,568,000	$1,473
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$1,199,000	$14
Interest on Debt:	$420,000	$5

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."^[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	64	84	50	35	65-69	67	66
2018-2019	86	95	76	70	75-79	87	90
2016-2017	73	82	62	60	65-69	74	76
2015-2016	85	94	72	69	70-74	87	88
2014-2015	84	93	69	70	75-79	86	87
2013-2014	80	90	61	62	65-69	82	84
2012-2013	78	88	60	60	65-69	80	82
2011-2012	75	85	55	56	65-69	77	79
2010-2011	89	94	76	77	85-89	91	92

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	79	90	73	55	80-84	84	84
2018-2019	84	92	75	65	75-79	85	89
2017-2018	86	92	78	70	75-79	88	90
2016-2017	87	93	77	72	70-74	88	91
2015-2016	87	93	77	74	75-79	89	91
2014-2015	87	92	74	72	75-79	88	90
2013-2014	83	88	69	66	70-74	87	88
2012-2013	82	87	67	64	75-79	85	87
2011-2012	91	94	81	80	90-94	94	94
2010-2011	92	94	83	80	80-84	95	95

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	95	97	93	84	>=80	96	98
2018-2019	92	96	92	74	>=50	>=95	96
2017-2018	93	97	94	76	>=80	>=95	96
2016-2017	92	97	92	75	40-59	90-94	96
2015-2016	92	96	91	76			96
2014-2015	93	95	92	80			96
2013-2014	91	93	85	78			95
2012-2013	93	95	91	80			97
2011-2012	92	94	88	77			96
2010-2011	92		89	82			95

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[3]

Enrollment
Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	81,636	-0.1
2022-2023	81,678	0.7
2021-2022	81,131	0.1
2020-2021	81,066	-3.1
2019-2020	83,606	2.0
2018-2019	81,906	1.6
2017-2018	80,606	2.8
2016-2017	78,348	2.7
2015-2016	76,202	3.7
2014-2015	73,418	3.6
2013-2014	70,759	3.6
2012-2013	68,205	3.8
2011-2012	65,585	3.7
2010-2011	63,142	5.0
2009-2010	60,003	5.2
2008-2009	56,894	5.2
2007-2008	53,961	6.6
2006-2007	50,383	6.1
2005-2006	47,306	7.0
2004-2005	43,975	7.3
2003-2004	40,750	7.9
2002-2003	37,532	7.9
2001-2002	34,571	8.0
2000-2001	31,804	9.5
1999-2000	28,787	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE	Loudoun County Public Schools (%)	Virginia K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.7	0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	26.0	7.7
Black	7.3	21.5
Hispanic	19.4	19.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2
Two or More Races	6.0	6.9
White	40.5	44.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Loudoun County Public Schools had 6,630.78 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.31.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	16.58
Kindergarten:	242.00
Elementary:	2,510.80
Secondary:	3,861.40
Total:	6,630.78

Loudoun County Public Schools employed 225.00 district administrators and 249.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	225.00
District Administrative Support:	336.00
School Administrators:	249.00
School Administrative Support:	368.50

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	1,721.70
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	323.10
Total Guidance Counselors:	326.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	124.20
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	202.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00
Library/Media Support:	205.00
Student Support Services:	78.00
Other Support Services:	0.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[5]

Loudoun County Public Schools operates 102 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Academies Of Loudoun	0
Aldie Elementary	94	PK-5
Algonkian Elementary	446	PK-5
Arcola Elementary	795	PK-5
Ashburn Elementary	524	PK-5
Ball'S Bluff Elementary	467	PK-5
Banneker Elementary	144	PK-5
Belmont Ridge Middle	1,071	6-8
Belmont Station Elementary	645	PK-5
Blue Ridge Middle	734	6-8
Brambleton Middle	1,685	6-8
Briar Woods High	1,763	9-12
Broad Run High	1,586	9-12
Buffalo Trail Elementary	810	PK-5
Cardinal Ridge Elementary	877	PK-5
Catoctin Elementary	590	PK-5
Cedar Lane Elementary	698	PK-5
Cool Spring Elementary	601	PK-5
Countryside Elementary	641	PK-5
Creighton'S Corner Elementary	831	PK-5
Discovery Elementary	692	PK-5
Dominion High	1,482	PK-12
Dominion Trail Elementary	577	PK-5
Eagle Ridge Middle	1,277	6-8
Elaine E. Thompson Elementary	1,018	PK-5
Emerick Elementary	419	PK-5
Evergreen Mill Elementary	571	PK-5
Farmwell Station Middle	983	6-8
Forest Grove Elementary	537	PK-5
Frances Hazel Reid Elementary	641	PK-5
Frederick Douglass Elementary	532	PK-5
Freedom High	1,968	9-12
Goshen Post Elementary	976	PK-5
Guilford Elementary	538	PK-5
Hamilton Elementary	168	PK-5
Harmony Middle	1,138	6-8
Harper Park Middle	880	6-8
Henrietta Lacks Elementary	0
Heritage High	1,508	PK-12
Hillsboro Charter Academy	144	KG-5
Hillside Elementary	685	PK-5
Horizon Elementary	480	PK-5
Hovatter Elementary	961	PK-5
Hutchison Farm Elementary	660	PK-5
Independence High	2,073	9-12
J. Lupton Simpson Middle	874	6-8
J. Michael Lunsford Middle	1,235	6-8
John Champe High	1,740	9-12
John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary	615	PK-5
Kenneth W.Culbert Elementary	403	PK-5
Leesburg Elementary	423	PK-5
Legacy Elementary	635	PK-5
Liberty Elementary	871	PK-5
Lightridge High	1,926	9-12
Lincoln Elementary	92	PK-5
Little River Elementary	708	PK-5
Loudoun County High	1,406	9-12
Loudoun Valley High	1,174	9-12
Lovettsville Elementary	509	PK-5
Lowes Island Elementary	541	PK-5
Lucketts Elementary	260	PK-5
Madison'S Trust Elementary	874	PK-5
Meadowland Elementary	396	PK-5
Mercer Middle	1,444	6-8
Middleburg Community Charter	137	KG-5
Mill Run Elementary	648	PK-5
Moorefield Station Elementary	951	PK-5
Mountain View Elementary	663	PK-5
Newton-Lee Elementary	515	PK-5
Park View High	1,440	9-12
Pinebrook Elementary	849	PK-5
Potomac Falls High	1,685	9-12
Potowmack Elementary	582	PK-5
Preschool Child Find	0
River Bend Middle	1,201	6-8
Riverside High	1,749	9-12
Rock Ridge High	1,535	PK-12
Rolling Ridge Elementary	516	PK-5
Rosa Lee Carter Elementary	800	PK-5
Round Hill Elementary	578	PK-5
Sanders Corner Elementary	459	PK-5
Seldens Landing Elementary	527	PK-5
Seneca Ridge Middle	868	6-8
Smart'S Mill Middle	869	6-8
Sterling Elementary	418	PK-5
Sterling Middle	947	6-8
Steuart W. Weller Elementary	688	PK-5
Stone Bridge High	1,697	9-12
Stone Hill Middle	1,163	6-8
Sugarland Elementary	472	PK-5
Sully Elementary	469	PK-5
Sycolin Creek Elementary	456	PK-5
The Loudoun Governor'S Career & Technical Academy	0
The North Star School	0
Trailside Middle	1,159	6-8
Tuscarora High	1,437	PK-12
Waterford Elementary	238	PK-5
Watson Mountain Middle	0
Waxpool Elementary	665	PK-5
Willard Middle	1,626	6-8
Woodgrove High	1,542	PK-12
W.O. Robey High	51	9-12

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Footnotes

[1] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[2] U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021

[3] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[4] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[5] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

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