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Davidson County Schools, NC: schools, enrollment and spending

Davidson County Schools runs 35 public schools with 17,985 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 16.2 students per teacher is about the same as the North Carolina figure of 16.3.

At a glance

Schools
35
Students
17,985
Teachers (FTE)
1,111
Students per teacher
16.2
NC: 16.3 · US: 15.3
Address
250 County School Road, Lexington, NC 27292
Phone
(336)249-8181
County
Davidson County
Locale
Rural: Fringe
Grades offered
PK to 13
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3701140
State district ID
NC-290
School counselors (FTE)
55.0About 327 students per counselor.
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district16.2
North Carolina16.3
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (17,964), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$177.0 million
Federal revenue
$21.9 million
State revenue
$124.3 million
Local revenue
$30.8 million
Total spending
$174.0 million
Spending per pupil
$9,689
Salaries
$98.7 million56.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$60.7 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 12.4%
  • State: 70.2%
  • Local: 17.4%

North Carolina overall

  • Federal: 12.1%
  • State: 61.7%
  • Local: 26.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$9,689
North Carolina$11,869
United States$16,826

Schools in Davidson County Schools

By level: 10 high, 6 middle, 18 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Brier Creek ElementaryElementaryPK to 521014.0
Central Davidson HighHigh9 to 1289717.9
Central Davidson MiddleMiddle6 to 868616.7
Churchland ElementaryElementaryPK to 544116.3
Davidson County High SchoolHigh6 to 12647.1
Davidson Early CollegeHigh9 to 1313834.5
Davis-Townsend ElementaryElementaryPK to 543017.2
Denton ElementaryElementaryPK to 536916.8
E Lawson Brown MiddleMiddle6 to 856017.0
East Davidson HighHigh9 to 1270918.7
Fair Grove ElementaryElementaryPK to 552416.4
Friedberg ElementaryElementaryPK to 546816.7
Friendship ElementaryElementaryPK to 547016.8
Hasty ElementaryElementaryPK to 538513.8
Ledford MiddleMiddle6 to 865118.1
Ledford Senior HighHigh9 to 1277616.9
Midway ElementaryElementaryPK to 554616.5
North Davidson HighHigh9 to 1293518.0
North Davidson MiddleMiddle6 to 870618.1
Northwest ElementaryElementaryPK to 562516.0
Oak Grove HighHigh9 to 1299219.1
Oak Grove MiddleMiddle6 to 872718.6
Pilot ElementaryElementaryPK to 532115.3
Reeds ElementaryElementaryPK to 527415.2
Silver Valley ElementaryElementaryPK to 522113.0
South Davidson Middle and HighHigh6 to 1264013.6
Southmont ElementaryElementaryPK to 528114.8
Southwood ElementaryElementaryPK to 561615.0
Stoner-Thomas SchoolOtherK to 12917.6
Tyro ElementaryElementaryPK to 539317.1
Tyro MiddleMiddle6 to 852817.6
Wallburg ElementaryElementaryPK to 571717.9
Welcome ElementaryElementaryPK to 563816.8
West Davidson HighHigh9 to 1274018.0
Yadkin Valley Regional Career AcademyHigh9 to 1316718.6

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.