Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy

As an one-room-style 9-12 campus in Lexington, North Carolina, Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy hosts 167 students from grades 9 through 13, part of Davidson County Schools. That puts it 78% smaller than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Within Davidson County Schools, which oversees 35 schools and 17,936 students, Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy records that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

In terms of school funding signals, Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy reports 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Davidson County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.9%; this one delivers 61.1%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Davidson County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $64,172 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy is one of 49 public schools in Davidson County (combined enrollment of about 23,696 students).

Nearest neighbor: Davidson County High School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.9%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 168 students in 2018 compared to 167 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 84% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.