S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'AAA' long-term rating to Prince William County, Va.'s approximately $127.605 million series 2024 special obligation bonds, issued by the Virginia Public School Authority (VPSA), based on the application of its criteria, "Methodology For Rating U.S. Governments," published Sept. 9, 2024, on RatingsDirect. We also assigned our 'AA+' long-term rating to the Prince William County Industrial Development Authority (IDA), Va.'s approximately $14.915 million series 2024 facilities revenue bonds, issued on behalf of the county. Finally, we affirmed our 'AAA' rating on the county's outstanding general obligation (GO) debt and our 'AA+' rating on its outstanding lease appropriation debt. The outlook is stable. The series 2024 VSPA bonds are limited obligations of the authority and secured solely