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Davie County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Mocksville, Bermuda Run and Cooleemee.

Mocksville’s School Grade B better than 63% of North Carolina school districts

Students
6,116
Schools
13
Spent per student
$12,276
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$32.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Davie County Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of North Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the NC average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $32.9M, about $5,375 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% of the 325 North Carolina school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BMocksville 6,282BBermuda Run 3,323BCooleemee 1,002

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mocksville. Grade by grade →

PK–5Mocksville ElementaryThis district
6–8South Davie MiddleThis district
9–12Davie County Early College HighThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency59%
State average 50.8% · 3,007 students tested
Reading / language arts53%
State average 49.9% · 3,220 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 86.5% · 480 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,276 per student · 6% below NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 63%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,869’20
6,107’21
6,114’22
6,141’23
6,116’24

Up 4.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 69%Hispanic 18%Black 7%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

13 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools.

Mocksville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mocksville
B−
543 students15:1
Shady Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Advance
A
492 students16:1
Pinebrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mocksville
B+
472 students17:1
Cooleemee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cooleemee
C+
462 students15:1
Cornatzer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mocksville
B+
408 students17:1
William R Davie Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mocksville
B−
371 students15:1
Central Davie Academy
Other · Grades 3–12 · Mocksville
19 students32:1
Davie County Virtual School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Mocksville
26 students13:1
South Davie Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mocksville
C+
492 students13:1
North Davie Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mocksville
B+
444 students14:1
William Ellis Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Advance
B+
437 students14:1
Davie County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mocksville
A−
1,819 students24:1
Davie County Early College High
High · Grades 9–13 · Mocksville
A+
131 students

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within North Carolina.