West Davidson High

As a middle-of-the-pack secondary school in Lexington, North Carolina, West Davidson High caters to 740 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Davidson County Schools.

Davidson County Schools comprises 35 schools with combined enrollment of 17,936 students; West Davidson High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, West Davidson High lists that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Davidson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, West Davidson High records 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting West Davidson High tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 57% of students at West Davidson High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Davidson County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, West Davidson High is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 61.5%; West Davidson High posts 42.6%, -18.9 points below that line.

Around the school, Davidson County reports that median household income runs about $64,172, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Davidson County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,696 students), West Davidson High is one campus in the mix.

Tyro Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around West Davidson High. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Davidson High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 49.7%.

West Davidson High operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 759 students in 2018 compared to 740 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 79% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

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