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Reply to "Why does Fairfax County not seem to build new schools, especially high schools?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fairfax County population is declining. There is no need for a new high school in the next 10-15 years.[/quote] The first part is not true. The county population dropped with Covid but is increasing again, and FCPS had 182,626 students in March 2024 compared with 181,927 students in March 2023. As for the second part, it's debatable whether FCPS could use a new high school. A new high school could reduce the average HS enrollment, but the obstacles are significant - finding a suitable location, paying for the land, and convincing people they'd prefer a new HS than their current one. Loudoun has more potential locations, cheaper land, and generally more homogeneous demographics. Since FCPS has talked about a new HS for years and never done anything about it, continuing to expand schools when they are renovated seems like the most likely path going forward. [/quote]
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