Davidson County Schools
A public school district in Lexington, North Carolina, with 35 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 17,985
- Students enrolled
- 1,111.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- Suppressed by NCES
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,178
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 17,985 in 2024–25
- Ranks 434th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 19th of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,178 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 10% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Davidson County Schools spent $11,178 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,033 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $11,178 | $200.8 million | 17,964 |
| FY2022 | $10,930 | $195.6 million | 17,894 |
| FY2021 | $9,233 | $165.9 million | 17,964 |
| FY2020 | $8,573 | $160.5 million | 18,723 |
| FY2019 | $8,594 | $163.1 million | 18,974 |
| FY2018 | $8,236 | $158.4 million | 19,232 |
| FY2017 | $8,207 | $157.9 million | 19,245 |
| FY2016 | $7,837 | $152.9 million | 19,505 |
| FY2015 | $7,610 | $151.1 million | 19,854 |
| FY2014 | $7,174 | $142.7 million | 19,897 |
| FY2013 | $7,188 | $145.6 million | 20,259 |
| FY2012 | $6,980 | $142.0 million | 20,338 |
| FY2011 | $6,975 | $144.0 million | 20,648 |
| FY2010 | $6,898 | $143.2 million | 20,757 |
| FY2009 | $7,141 | $148.6 million | 20,812 |
| FY2008 | $6,746 | $138.5 million | 20,537 |
| FY2007 | $6,433 | $132.2 million | 20,545 |
| FY2006 | $6,205 | $124.6 million | 20,079 |
| FY2005 | $6,033 | $118.3 million | 19,608 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $37.0 million | 17.8% |
| State | $133.3 million | 64.1% |
| Local | $37.5 million | 18.0% |
| Total | $207.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
35 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 13
- NCES district ID
- 3701140
Elsewhere
- Public schools in North Carolina — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in North Carolina — A to Z, each with its page.
- North Carolina on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved