Stoner-Thomas School

Stoner-Thomas School is an one-room-style combined-grade school in Lexington, North Carolina, part of Davidson County Schools. The school hosts 91 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 731 students per school, that is 88% smaller than typical.

Within Davidson County Schools, which oversees 35 schools and 17,936 students, Stoner-Thomas School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Stoner-Thomas School logs that White students make up the majority at 69%; the rest breaks down as 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.1:1 average. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Davidson County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Davidson County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,172 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Davidson County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,696 students), Stoner-Thomas School is one campus in the mix.

Davidson County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stoner-Thomas School has decreased 3%, going from 94 students in 2018 to 91 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 18% across the same window.

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