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Mocksville, North Carolina - 13 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Davie County Schools #128 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,624 per pupil, Davie County Schools ranks #161 of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,114
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$11,624
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Davie County Schools operates 13 public schools serving 6,114 students, placing it among the smaller districts in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 3 middle, 2 high, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Davie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,624 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending. See how North Carolina compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 23.9% local, 59.6% state, and 16.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #128 of 293 in North Carolina against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 354.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.1% White, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Davie Middle, with a diversity index of 63.0/100.
Its largest campus is Davie County High, enrolling 1,819 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Central Davie Academy, at 19 students, a 96x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Davie County High accounts for 29.7% of all Davie County Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Davie County Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Davie County Schools school enrollment varies 96× across entities
Davie County Schools school enrollment ranges from 19 students (lowest) to 1,819 students (highest), a spread of 1,800 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Davie County Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Davie County Schools student-counselor ratio is 355:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Davie County Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 28.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Davie County Schools is typically wider than the Davie County Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Davie County Schools has 13 schools, including 2 high, 7 combined, 3 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 6,114 students.
How much does Davie County Schools spend per student?
Davie County Schools spends $11,624 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #128 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Davie County Schools?
Davie County Schools students are 67.1% White, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Davie County Schools?
Davie County Schools has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #128 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.