The county was primarily a rural area, but has experienced a high rate of growth since the 1990s, which led to Liberty High School's opening in 1994, and Kettle Run High School's opening in the fall of 2008.

The article eventually was published in the local publication Fauquier Now with a substantially wider audience.

[3] In 2023, principal Kraig Kelican died from injuries he sustained in a vehicular accident while driving to school.

[4] Laurel Ridge Community College offers a dual enrollment program where students can earn college credit while in high school.

The school's scholastic bowl team competes annually on It's Academic.