At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
17,985
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
35
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
16.2:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$11,178
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,087
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–13
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 17,410
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,350
- Student–teacher ratio
- 12.9:1
What current records say about Davidson County Schools
Davidson County Schools operates 35 current public-school records serving grades PK–13 in Lexington, North Carolina. NCES reports 17,985 students and 1,111.65 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within North Carolina agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 19 of 121 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $11,178 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,087 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 114 of 119 in North Carolina. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 3.2%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 12.7%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,111.65
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $200,795,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Davidson County Schools
Lexington, North Carolina
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 35.8178, -80.1988
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White73.6%
- Hispanic14.4%
- Black5.1%
- Asian1.8%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial4.9%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Davidson County Schools
35 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 35 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brier Creek Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 210 | 13.3:1 | |
| Central Davidson High | High09–12 | 897 | 17.8:1 | |
| Central Davidson Middle | Middle06–08 | 686 | 16.5:1 | |
| Churchland Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 441 | 16.2:1 | |
| Davidson County High School | High06–12 | 64 | 6.5:1 | |
| Davidson Early College | High09–12 | 138 | 30.7:1 | |
| Davis-Townsend Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 430 | 16.6:1 | |
| Denton Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 369 | 16.3:1 | |
| E Lawson Brown Middle | Middle06–08 | 560 | 16.8:1 | |
| East Davidson High | High09–12 | 709 | 18.4:1 | |
| Fair Grove Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 524 | 15.9:1 | |
| Friedberg Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 468 | 16.3:1 | |
| Friendship Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 470 | 16.3:1 | |
| Hasty Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 385 | 13.7:1 | |
| Ledford Middle | Middle06–08 | 651 | 17.6:1 | |
| Ledford Senior High | High09–12 | 776 | 16.7:1 | |
| Midway Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 546 | 16.5:1 | |
| North Davidson High | High09–12 | 935 | 17.8:1 | |
| North Davidson Middle | Middle06–08 | 706 | 17.8:1 | |
| Northwest Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 625 | 15.9:1 | |
| Oak Grove High | High09–12 | 992 | 18.8:1 | |
| Oak Grove Middle | Middle06–08 | 727 | 18.4:1 | |
| Pilot Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 321 | 15:1 | |
| Reeds Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 274 | 14.7:1 |