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Lexington City Schools

Lexington, North Carolina · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

2,953
Students enrolled
7
Public schools
208
Classroom teachers (FTE)
14.2:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 117
  • Kindergarten 191
  • Grade 1 236
  • Grade 2 215
  • Grade 3 238
  • Grade 4 231
  • Grade 5 221
  • Grade 6 193
  • Grade 7 195
  • Grade 8 212
  • Grade 9 241
  • Grade 10 267
  • Grade 11 229
  • Grade 12 167

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 40%
  • Black or African American 31%
  • White 15%
  • Two or more races 10%
  • Asian 3%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 2,907 of 2,953 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 98%
  • Reduced-price lunch 0%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$13,428 spent per student on day-to-day operations North Carolina median: $12,409 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,962
  • Support services $4,746
  • Other (food service, etc.) $720

Where the money comes from

  • Local 22%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 21%

Total revenue $42.7 milliontotal spending $42.6 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: Large

Total staff (FTE)

442

District office

1010 Fair Street, Lexington NC 27292

County

Davidson County

Official website

NCES District ID

3702640

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About Lexington City Schools

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Lexington City Schools is located in the heart of Piedmont North Carolina. Our city offers a unique blend between rural and urban life. With local attractions ranging from world-renowned artist galleries to Nextel Cup racing, we think there is something for all to enjoy. Aside from the features residing in this, our area, Lexington is also situated no more that 30 minutes from the Triad cities of Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and High Point as well as the Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI). In addition, we are only an hour's drive on Interstate 85 from Charlotte and Research Triangle Park near Raleigh (read more)
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