Regular local school district · Davidson County
Lexington City Schools, NC: schools, enrollment and spending
Lexington City Schools runs 7 public schools with 2,953 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.3 students per teacher is 2.0 lower than the North Carolina figure of 16.3.
At a glance
- Schools
- 7
- Students
- 2,953
- Teachers (FTE)
- 207
- Students per teacher
- 14.3
- NC: 16.3 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1010 Fair Street, Lexington, NC 27292
- Phone
- (336)242-1527
- County
- Davidson County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3702640
- State district ID
- NC-291
- School counselors (FTE)
- 10.0About 295 students per counselor.
Students per teacher compared
This district14.3
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 (3,052), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $35.7 million
- Federal revenue
- $5.7 million
- State revenue
- $22.4 million
- Local revenue
- $7.6 million
- Total spending
- $35.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,758
- Salaries
- $19.7 million54.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 16.0%
- State: 62.6%
- Local: 21.3%
North Carolina overall
- Federal: 12.1%
- State: 61.7%
- Local: 26.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,758
North Carolina$11,869
United States$16,826
Schools in Lexington City Schools
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Charles England Elementary School | Elementary | 1 to 5 | 381 | 14.7 |
| Lexington Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 595 | 15.3 |
| Lexington Senior High School | High | 9 to 12 | 889 | 15.1 |
| Pickett Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 385 | 15.4 |
| South Lexington Developmental Center | Other | K to 12 | 26 | 8.7 |
| South Lexington School | Elementary | PK to K | 308 | 13.4 |
| Southwest Elementary Global Academy | Elementary | 1 to 5 | 369 | 14.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Davidson County
- Davidson County Schools 17,985 students
- Thomasville City Schools 2,149 students
- Davidson Charter Academy 658 students
More in North Carolina
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.