Davidson County Schools
Public school district based in Lexington, North Carolina. NCES district ID 3701140; state ID NC-290.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
35
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
17,936
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,091.1
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
16.4
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 217 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,243 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,239 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,287 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,348 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,271 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,356 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,378 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,411 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,373 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,551 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,536 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,396 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,317 | |
| Grade 13 | 13 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 1.8% | |
| Black or African American | 5.1% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 14.4% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 4.9% | |
| White | 73.7% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 47.9% | |
| Male | 52.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 9, Rural 26.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove High Winston-Salem | 9–12 | Regular | 992 | 52.7 | 18.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| North Davidson High Lexington | 9–12 | Regular | 935 | 52.6 | 17.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Central Davidson High Lexington | 9–12 | Regular | 897 | 50.4 | 17.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Ledford Senior High Thomasville | 9–12 | Regular | 776 | 46.4 | 16.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| West Davidson High Lexington | 9–12 | Regular | 740 | 41.8 | 17.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Oak Grove Middle Winston-Salem | 6–8 | Regular | 727 | 39.6 | 18.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Wallburg Elementary Winston-Salem | PK–5 | Regular | 717 | 40.3 | 17.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| East Davidson High Thomasville | 9–12 | Regular | 709 | 38.6 | 18.4 | Suburb: Midsize |
| North Davidson Middle Lexington | 6–8 | Regular | 706 | 39.7 | 17.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Central Davidson Middle Lexington | 6–8 | Regular | 686 | 41.5 | 16.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Ledford Middle Thomasville | 6–8 | Regular | 651 | 36.9 | 17.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| South Davidson Middle and High Denton | 6–12 | Regular | 640 | 47.1 | 13.6 | Rural: Distant |
| Welcome Elementary Lexington | PK–5 | Regular | 638 | 38.9 | 16.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Northwest Elementary Lexington | PK–5 | Regular | 625 | 39.3 | 15.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Southwood Elementary Lexington | PK–5 | Regular | 616 | 41.3 | 14.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| E Lawson Brown Middle Thomasville | 6–8 | Regular | 560 | 33.3 | 16.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Midway Elementary Lexington | PK–5 | Regular | 546 | 33.0 | 16.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Tyro Middle Lexington | 6–8 | Regular | 528 | 30.5 | 17.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Fair Grove Elementary Thomasville | PK–5 | Regular | 524 | 32.9 | 15.9 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Friendship Elementary Winston-Salem | PK–5 | Regular | 470 | 28.9 | 16.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Friedberg Elementary Winston-Salem | PK–5 | Regular | 468 | 28.7 | 16.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Churchland Elementary Lexington | PK–5 | Regular | 441 | 27.2 | 16.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Davis-Townsend Elementary Lexington | PK–5 | Regular | 430 | 25.9 | 16.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Tyro Elementary Lexington | PK–5 | Regular | 393 | 23.0 | 17.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hasty Elementary Thomasville | PK–5 | Regular | 385 | 28.1 | 13.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Denton Elementary Denton | PK–5 | Regular | 369 | 22.7 | 16.3 | Rural: Distant |
| Pilot Elementary Thomasville | PK–5 | Regular | 321 | 21.3 | 15 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Southmont Elementary Lexington | PK–5 | Regular | 281 | 19.7 | 14.3 | Rural: Distant |
| Reeds Elementary Lexington | PK–5 | Regular | 274 | 18.6 | 14.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Silver Valley Elementary Lexington | PK–5 | Regular | 221 | 17.8 | 12.4 | Rural: Distant |
| Brier Creek Elementary Thomasville | PK–5 | Regular | 210 | 15.8 | 13.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy Lexington | 9–13 | Regular | 167 | 9.9 | 16.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Davidson Early College Thomasville | 9–13 | Regular | 138 | 4.5 | 30.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Stoner-Thomas School Lexington | K–12 | Alternative | 91 | 12.3 | 7.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Davidson County High School Lexington | 6–12 | Alternative | 64 | 9.9 | 6.5 | Rural: Fringe |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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