Ledford Senior High

Ledford Senior High is a senior high of moderately sized scale in Thomasville, North Carolina, run under Davidson County Schools, instructing 776 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 35 schools in Davidson County Schools (17,936 students total), Ledford Senior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Ledford Senior High reports that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 24% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Davidson County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Ledford Senior High lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Davidson County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Ledford Senior High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.2%; this one delivers 50.3%.

Around the school, census data for Davidson County shows median household earnings sit near $64,172, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Davidson County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,696 students), Ledford Senior High is one campus in the mix.

Friendship Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Ledford Senior High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ledford Senior High at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 59.5%.

Ledford Senior High operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Ledford Senior High's enrollment has contracted 30% since 2018, when it stood at 1,115 (now 776). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 75% to 57%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.