NCES CCD 2024-25 27 schools NC

Best-Resourced Schools in Lexington, NC

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27 public K-12 schools in Lexington from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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27
Schools
12,890
Students
41.2/100
Avg Resource Index
15.2:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Middle-of-corpus city profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Lexington has more public-school enrollment than 86% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Lexington sits in the broad middle of the national city distribution rather than at a single obvious extreme. Its scale, average Resource Investment Index, and staffing position need to be read together: a middle placement on one measure does not cancel a stronger or weaker result on another. The percentile panel makes those dimensions explicit, and the school table shows where the city aggregate breaks into materially different campus profiles.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

13 of Lexington's 27 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 51-point gap between Davidson County High School and South Lexington School shows the range hidden by Lexington's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 14%
School count
Top 10%
Resource Index average
51st percentile
Teacher staffing
52nd percentile

Lexington school enrollment varies 36× across entities

Lexington school enrollment ranges from 26 students (lowest) to 935 students (highest), a spread of 909 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Lexington reports 61.6% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Lexington student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Lexington is typically wider than the Lexington-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Davidson County High School 78
2. Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy 61
3. Silver Valley Elementary 55
4. South Lexington Developmental Center 48
5. Reeds Elementary 46
6. Stoner-Thomas School 46
7. Northwest Elementary 45
8. Southmont Elementary 44
9. Tyro Elementary 42
10. North Davidson Middle 41
11. Welcome Elementary 41
12. Tyro Middle 40
13. West Davidson High 39
14. Southwood Elementary 38
15. Central Davidson Middle 37
16. Lexington Middle School 37
17. Midway Elementary 37
18. Churchland Elementary 37
19. North Davidson High 36
20. Central Davidson High 35
21. Lexington Senior High School 35
22. Davis-Townsend Elementary 35
23. Pickett Elementary School 34
24. Charles England Elementary School 34
25. Southwest Elementary Global Academy 34
26. Davidson Charter Academy 31
27. South Lexington School 27

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Lexington

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Pickett Elementary School 71.6/100
  2. 2 Lexington Senior High School 71.2/100
  3. 3 Southwest Elementary Global Academy 70.2/100
  4. 4 Charles England Elementary School 69.4/100
  5. 5 Lexington Middle School 68.9/100

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Which Lexington school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Davidson County High School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Lexington schools in this federal-data comparison at 78/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Lexington, NC? ▼

Lexington has 27 public schools with a total enrollment of 12,890 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 15.2:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.