South Lexington Developmental Center

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Lexington, North Carolina

South Lexington Developmental Center in Lexington, North Carolina enrolled 26 students in 2024-25 with 3.1 full-time teachers, 8.3 students per teacher against the North Carolina median of 15.1. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 19%

32 students in 2022-23, 28 students in 2023-24, 26 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.8 to 3.1.

Students enrolled at South Lexington Developmental Center by school year2022-23: 32, 2023-24: 28, 2024-25: 260102030402022-23322023-24282024-2526
Students enrolled at South Lexington Developmental Center by school year2022-23: 32, 2023-24: 28, 2024-25: 260102030402022-23322023-24282024-2526
Students enrolled at South Lexington Developmental Center by school year2022-23: 32, 2023-24: 28, 2024-25: 260102030402022-23322023-24282024-2526
Students enrolled at South Lexington Developmental Center by school year2022-23: 32, 2023-24: 28, 2024-25: 260102030402022-23322023-24282024-2526
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23323.88.4
2023-24281.617.1
2024-25263.18.3

8.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 North Carolina schools of this kind

Among the 120 North Carolina schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; This school 8.3; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 8.3state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; This school 8.3; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 8.3state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; This school 8.3; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 8.3state median 15.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, North Carolina other schools, 2024-25120 values from 4.4 to 60.5; This school 8.3; state median 15.1.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 8.3state median 15.1U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Lexington Developmental Center enrolled 33 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent56.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.5% of students were White, 19.2% Hispanic, 15.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White61.5%
  2. Hispanic19.2%
  3. Black15.4%
  4. Asian3.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

under 50% of the 6 students in South Lexington Developmental Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Four-year graduation rateunder 50%83%86.5%
Students in the class6226120,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Lexington

2 public schools of this kind in Lexington report 2024-25 enrollment; South Lexington Developmental Center is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Stoner-Thomas School917.496.7%
South Lexington Developmental Center268.388.5%

All public schools in Lexington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Lexington Developmental Center

  1. Stoner-Thomas SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 3.7 miles away: 91 students, 7.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  2. NC Leadership Charter AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 19 miles away: 1,209 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).19 mi
  3. Compare South Lexington Developmental Center with Stoner-Thomas SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lexington City Schools spends per student$13,684 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,684
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaSouth Lexington Developmental Center is the number 124 by size of 129 North Carolina schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#124 of 129
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher8.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 15.1 for schools of this kind.8.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about South Lexington Developmental Center

  1. How many students attend South Lexington Developmental Center?
    26 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 32 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Lexington, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Lexington Developmental Center?
    8.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for schools of this kind is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is South Lexington Developmental Center a Title I school?
    South Lexington Developmental Center was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What is the graduation rate at South Lexington Developmental Center?
    under 50% of the 6 students in South Lexington Developmental Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is South Lexington Developmental Center in?
    Lexington City Schools, NCES district ID 3702640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370264002725 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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