News: Loudoun County Public Schools Class of 2013 Earns more than $34 Million in Scholarships

(June 28, 2013) - The Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Class of 2013 earned $34,931,604 in scholarships, an increase from the $28,824,730 earned by the Class of 2012.


The scholarships broke down in this manner:

• $705,475 from community, civic, church and service groups. 
• $455,209 from business and industry. 
• $255,850 from scholarships honoring a person. 
• $160,925 from local high school grants. 
• $1,145,362 from Pell grants. 
• $1,299,850 in tuition assistance grants. 
• $20,918,535 in college-awarded grants. 
• $3,796,975 in awards for athletics and special talents. 
• $5,366,711 in military and ROTC scholarships. 
• $826,712 in national or state awards. 

62.72 percent of the graduates said they would be attending a four-year college, while 26.96 percent said they would be attending a two-year school. 1.98 percent of the graduates said they would be joining the military.