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B−

Davidson County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Thomasville, Lexington, Midway, Wallburg and Denton, and parts of High Point.

Thomasville’s School Grade B− better than 49% of North Carolina school districts

Students
17,936
Schools
35
Spent per student
$11,050
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$38.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Davidson County Schools

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of North Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the NC average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $38.2M, about $2,127 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 54% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Thomasville 27,733B−Lexington 20,238B−Midway 5,104B−Wallburg 3,255B−Denton 1,610

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Thomasville. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsThomasville City Schools
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency56%
State average 50.8% · 8,834 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 49.9% · 9,342 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 86.5% · 1,569 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
$11,050 per student · 15% below NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 32%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 67%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
17,683’20
17,596’21
17,895’22
17,868’23
17,936’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 74%Hispanic 14%Black 5%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Wallburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
A
717 students18:1
Welcome Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington
B−
638 students16:1
Northwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington
A−
625 students16:1
Southwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington
B−
616 students15:1
Midway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington
B+
546 students17:1
Fair Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thomasville
B
524 students16:1
Friendship Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
A−
470 students16:1
Friedberg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
B+
468 students16:1
Churchland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington
C+
441 students16:1
Davis-Townsend Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington
B+
430 students17:1
Tyro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington
C+
393 students17:1
Hasty Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thomasville
B+
385 students14:1
Denton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Denton
C+
369 students16:1
Pilot Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thomasville
C+
321 students15:1
Southmont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington
C
281 students14:1
Reeds Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington
B
274 students15:1
Silver Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington
C+
221 students12:1
Brier Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thomasville
C
210 students13:1
Stoner-Thomas School
Other · Grades K–12 · Lexington
C
91 students7:1
Oak Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winston-Salem
A−
727 students18:1
North Davidson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lexington
B+
706 students18:1
Central Davidson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lexington
B−
686 students17:1
Ledford Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Thomasville
B+
651 students18:1
South Davidson Middle and High
High · Grades 6–12 · Denton
C+
640 students14:1
E Lawson Brown Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Thomasville
B−
560 students17:1
Tyro Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lexington
C+
528 students17:1
Davidson County High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Lexington
C−
64 students6:1
Oak Grove High
High · Grades 9–12 · Winston-Salem
A
992 students19:1
North Davidson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lexington
A
935 students18:1
Central Davidson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lexington
A−
897 students18:1
Ledford Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Thomasville
A−
776 students17:1
West Davidson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lexington
B+
740 students18:1
East Davidson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Thomasville
A
709 students18:1
Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy
High · Grades 9–13 · Lexington
A
167 students17:1
Davidson Early College
High · Grades 9–13 · Thomasville
A+
138 students31:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Guilford County SchoolsGreensboro, Jamestown
$14,307per student
Randolph County SchoolsArchdale, Trinity
$11,767per student
Forsyth County SchoolsWinston-Salem
$13,477per student

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.