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Davidson County Schools, North Carolina

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Davidson County Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 17,868 (2023-2024)
Schools: 35 (2023-2024)
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Davidson County Schools is a school district in North Carolina (Davidson County). During the 2024 school year, 17,868 students attended one of the district's 35 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Davidson County Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Mur DeJonge
Trisha Garner
Nick Jarvis
Sherry Koontz
Heather Yates-Davis

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $44,744,000 $2,501 21%
Local: $34,041,000 $1,902 16%
State: $130,942,000 $7,318 62%
Total: $209,727,000 $11,721
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $206,170,000 $11,521
Total Current Expenditures: $195,585,000 $10,930
Instructional Expenditures: $127,761,000 $7,139 62%
Student and Staff Support: $19,605,000 $1,095 10%
Administration: $16,939,000 $946 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $31,280,000 $1,748 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,515,000 $364
Construction: $3,922,000 $219
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $1,821,000 $101


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 50 55-59 32 43 40-59 45 52
2018-2019 48 60-64 34 40 21-39 41 49
2017-2018 44 45-49 27 39 40-59 40-44 46
2016-2017 51 65-69 34 43 30-39 45-49 53
2015-2016 50 65-69 26 43 30-39 35-39 51
2014-2015 46 60-64 26 37 30-39 30-34 48
2013-2014 45 60-64 28 36 30-39 35-39 46
2012-2013 45 65-69 28 35 50-59 35-39 46
2011-2012 88 >=95 77 81 80-89 85-89 89
2010-2011 88 >=95 75 80 >=90 80-84 89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 50 55-59 38 40 21-39 45 52
2018-2019 48 60-64 29 36 21-39 40 50
2017-2018 46 45-49 30 33 40-49 40-44 48
2016-2017 49 60-64 32 38 30-39 40-44 51
2015-2016 49 60-64 34 37 20-29 35-39 51
2014-2015 47 50-54 31 32 20-29 30-34 49
2013-2014 48 60-64 35 31 20-29 35-39 51
2012-2013 47 55-59 28 32 50-59 40-44 48
2011-2012 78 85-89 62 62 70-79 70-74 79
2010-2011 75 85-89 57 59 70-79 65-69 77

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 88 >=50 80-84 85-89 PS 80-89 89
2018-2019 86 >=80 80-89 80-84 PS 80-89 86
2017-2018 88 >=80 80-84 85-89 >=50 >=90 88
2016-2017 88 >=80 80-89 85-89 PS 60-79 89
2015-2016 86 >=80 70-79 80-84 >=50 70-79 87
2014-2015 82 >=80 70-79 80-84 >=50 60-79 83
2013-2014 85 >=80 70-79 80-84 >=50 >=80 85
2012-2013 85 >=50 80-89 85-89 PS 60-79 85
2011-2012 83 >=50 70-79 75-79 >=50 60-79 83
2010-2011 81 >=80 80-84 80-89 >=50 >=50 81


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 17,868 -0.5
2022-2023 17,964 0.4
2021-2022 17,894 -0.4
2020-2021 17,964 -4.2
2019-2020 18,723 -1.3
2018-2019 18,974 -1.4
2017-2018 19,232 -0.1
2016-2017 19,245 -1.4
2015-2016 19,505 -1.8
2014-2015 19,854 -0.2
2013-2014 19,897 -1.8
2012-2013 20,259 -0.4
2011-2012 20,338 -1.5
2010-2011 20,648 -0.5
2009-2010 20,757 -0.3
2008-2009 20,812 1.3
2007-2008 20,539 0.0
2006-2007 20,545 2.3
2005-2006 20,079 2.3
2004-2005 19,624 0.4
2003-2004 19,549 1.4
2002-2003 19,283 0.2
2001-2002 19,248 0.6
2000-2001 19,136 1.3
1999-2000 18,887 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Davidson County Schools (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.7 4.2
Black 4.8 24.5
Hispanic 13.3 21.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.5 6.0
White 75.5 43.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Davidson County Schools had 1,132.09 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.78.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 17.50
Kindergarten: 75.96
Elementary: 659.85
Secondary: 355.99
Total: 1,132.09

Davidson County Schools employed 14.00 district administrators and 70.64 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 14.00
District Administrative Support: 44.19
School Administrators: 70.64
School Administrative Support: 92.46
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 271.26
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 6.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 56.88
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 22.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 34.88
Librarians/Media Specialists: 24.84
Library/Media Support: 2.94
Student Support Services: 116.17
Other Support Services: 293.53


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Davidson County Schools operates 35 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Brier Creek Elementary209PK-5
Central Davidson High8679-12
Central Davidson Middle6626-8
Churchland Elementary400PK-5
Davidson County High School736-12
Davidson Early College142
Davis-Townsend Elementary426PK-5
Denton Elementary391PK-5
East Davidson High7229-12
E Lawson Brown Middle5516-8
Fair Grove Elementary531PK-5
Friedberg Elementary458PK-5
Friendship Elementary461PK-5
Hasty Elementary404PK-5
Ledford Middle6216-8
Ledford Senior High8249-12
Midway Elementary513PK-5
North Davidson High9049-12
North Davidson Middle7146-8
Northwest Elementary607PK-5
Oak Grove High9869-12
Oak Grove Middle7226-8
Pilot Elementary337PK-5
Reeds Elementary286PK-5
Silver Valley Elementary235PK-5
South Davidson Middle And High6556-12
Southmont Elementary285PK-5
Southwood Elementary593PK-5
Stoner-Thomas School97KG-12
Tyro Elementary403PK-5
Tyro Middle5456-8
Wallburg Elementary694PK-5
Welcome Elementary639PK-5
West Davidson High7439-12
Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy168

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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