With preliminary numbers indicating the highest overall enrollment numbers since the mid-1960s, the Falls Church City Schools got underway last week for 873 students at George Mason High School, 499 at the Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School, 455 at the Thomas Jefferson Elementary and 351 at the Mt. Daniel Elementary, new F.C. Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones told the School Board at its meeting Tuesday.

The official enrollment numbers will be calculated on Sept. 30 to allow for early added enrollments or transfers.