In 1869, George Carr Round helped establish the Manassas Village School.
The school was renamed in 1872 after Mary Brown, a member of the Society of Friends.
In 1893, the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth was founded by Jennie Dean.
[5] The school mainly focused on vocational training for students in the black community.
They bought three schools from Prince William County and renovated them (one of which was Jennie Dean).
It was named after Richard C. Haydon, a lifelong resident of Manassas and a former superintendent.
It was named for George Carr Round, who a union army veteran and former state delegate who helped establish schools in the city.
[17] The superintendent of Manassas City Public Schools is Kevin Newman.
[31] Newman previously served as the superintendent of Colonial Beach Public Schools.