LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Student enrollment is projected to decrease in Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) until 2031, according to the school system.
After years of steady growth, student enrollment started to decrease in 2019. At that time, LCPS had 84,175 students. In 2020, there was a 3.2% decrease in students.
As of 2025, the school system has 80,635 students, according to LCPS’s dashboard. It is the lowest amount since 2016.
At Tuesday’s school board meeting, LCPS Chief Financial Officer Sharon Willoughby was scheduled to present recommendations to the school board to request the county’s Board of Supervisors appropriate $17.5 million in supplemental funding to LCPS between the school operating fund and the Health Self Insurance Fund…