South Davidson Middle and High

South Davidson Middle and High, a close-knit 9-12 campus in Denton, North Carolina, overseen by Davidson County Schools, instructs 640 students, covering grades 6 through 12.

Within Davidson County Schools, which oversees 35 schools and 17,936 students, South Davidson Middle and High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, South Davidson Middle and High logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Beyond that, the school logs 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Davidson County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting South Davidson Middle and High tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Davidson County (around 76%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, South Davidson Middle and High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 49.0%.

In the surrounding community, Davidson County reports that median household income runs about $64,172, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. South Davidson Middle and High is one of 49 public schools in Davidson County (combined enrollment of about 23,696 students).

The closest other public school is Denton Elementary, roughly 3.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Davidson Middle and High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.3%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Davidson Middle and High has expanded 65%, going from 389 students in 2018 to 640 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 95% to 88%. Class-load math has grew: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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