Is Fairfax County Public Schools a good company to work for?

Fairfax County Public Schools has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,757 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at Fairfax County Public Schools to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Fairfax County Public Schools have been left by employees working as AVID Tutor , Substitute Teacher and Long Term Substitute Teacher .

Does Fairfax County Public Schools pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fairfax County Public Schools employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fairfax County Public Schools. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fairfax County Public Schools?

68% of Fairfax County Public Schools employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fairfax County Public Schools 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fairfax County Public Schools?

Teacher (393) , Substitute Teacher (162) , Instructional Assistant (59) , Special Education Teacher (57) , English Teacher (52) , Administrative Assistant (21) , Elementary Teacher (21) , School Counselor (21) , Educator (16) , Office Assistant (16) , School Bus Driver (14) , High School Teacher (13) , AVID Tutor (11) , Long Term Substitute Teacher (11) , ESL Teacher (9)

What are the pros of working at Fairfax County Public Schools according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and perks." ((in 124 reviews)); "Great people and very good school system" ((in 50 reviews)); "great colleagues at the teacher/assistant level who have lots of compassion and interest in bettering their students' lives" ((in 48 reviews)); "Great coworkers and community to teach in." ((in 36 reviews)); "Flexible hours Working with amazing teachers and students" ((in 23 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Fairfax County Public Schools according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low and stressful at times" ((in 105 reviews)); "Salary was low." ((in 32 reviews)); "No work life balance at all" ((in 18 reviews)); "Poor management, lack of support" ((in 15 reviews)); "No acknowledgement or respect in this position" ((in 7 reviews))

What Fairfax County Public Schools locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Oakton , Washington , Springfield , Falls Church , Fairfax , Clifton , McLean , Vienna , Alexandria , Reston

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3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,631 total reviews)

Scott Brabrand

67% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

Fairfax County Public Schools has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,631 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fairfax County Public Schools employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0

May 29, 2026

Enjoyable teaching with supportive team, but student behavior issues

Long term substitute teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If the students in the class to which you are assigned are well-behaved, then teaching can be quite enjoyable. The other two important factors are the amount of support you receive from the teaching team and from the school's administration.

Cons

Student behavior. Additional work/ expectations from the Central Office (Gatehouse Road) and/ or the administration of the school at which you are working.

3.0

May 28, 2026

Decent pay but poor support and work-life balance

Special education teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pays is mostly decent but still severely unpaid for the work required

Cons

limited PTO horrible work life balance lack of support from admin across the board

5.0

May 28, 2026

Flexible work options, but shift selection can be tricky

Substitute teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very flexible since you can pick where and when you work, and the work itself is very easy.

Cons

If you're particular about the type of shifts you want, it can be a bit of a hassle to find shifts.

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Enjoyable teaching with supportive team, but student behavior issues

Decent pay but poor support and work-life balance

Flexible work options, but shift selection can be tricky

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