Total enrollment
12,890
-350 (-3%) vs SY 2017-18
27 schools in Lexington
North Carolina · Public K-12
27 public-school campuses operate inside Lexington, with roughly 12,890 K-12 students enrolled (15 elementary, 4 middle, and 6 high).
7-year change in Lexington
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
27
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
61%
was 70%
% Hispanic
20%
was 15%
% Black
11%
was 9%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Lexington
Lexington is a wide-reaching North Carolina city in terms of public-school footprint, with 27 schools and 12,890 students total.
Looking at the level breakdown, the city consists of 15 elementary, 4 middle, 6 high, and 2 other.
Schools in Lexington average about 477 students each, 16% noticeably below the North Carolina norm.
Looking at the last 7 years. Total public-school enrollment in Lexington has declined 3% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 13,240 students to 12,890. The White share of public-school enrollment contracted from 70% to 61%.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Lexington discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.