Fairfax uses MCPS for comparative purposes

How does FCPS compare to another similar school system?

Data for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is provided for comparative purposes. The FY 1999 approved budget for MCPS was $1,032.6 million while the FY 2011 recommended budget for MCPS is $2,226.1 million; an average annual increase of 6.6 percent as compared to FCPS’ average annual increase of 5.5 percent. Data for MCPS was gathered from documents on the following website:

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/budget/

It should also be noted that FCPS educates approximately 20 percent more students than MCPS while FCPS’ budget is less than 2 percent greater than MCPS’.