South Winston Salem News

There were 22,322 students enrolled in Davidson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4% more than the previous year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Oak Grove High School registered the highest enrollment among Davidson County's 46 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 949 students.

Despite boasting a favorable teacher-student ratio of 1:15, surpassing the national average, North Carolina's public schools face a significant funding gap. The state's per-student expenditure of $10,519 falls considerably short of the national average of $14,295.

North Carolina's public schools also faced a staggering 58.4% surge in vacant teaching positions in the 2021-22 school year, leaving over 5,000 classrooms without qualified instructors.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Oak Grove High School	870	949	9.1%
Lexington Senior High School	829	893	7.7%
North Davidson High School	898	878	-2.2%
Central Davidson High School	851	865	1.6%
Ledford Senior High School	843	816	-3.2%
Wallburg Elementary School	745	752	0.9%
East Davidson High School	754	741	-1.7%
Oak Grove Middle School	724	719	-0.7%
West Davidson High School	685	704	2.8%
North Davidson Middle School	715	702	-1.8%
Thomasville Primary School	-	680	-
Central Davidson Middle School	698	671	-3.9%
South Davidson High School	335	657	96.1%
Lexington Middle School	716	648	-9.5%
Thomasville High School	606	602	-0.7%
Ledford Middle School	-	597	-
Welcome Elementary School	560	591	5.5%
Northwest Elementary School	554	581	4.9%
Southwood Elementary School	560	578	3.2%
Tyro Middle School	582	563	-3.3%
Davidson Charter Academy	505	556	10.1%
Fair Grove Elementary School	505	510	1%
Thomasville Middle School	485	487	0.4%
Midway Elementary School	474	484	2.1%
Friendship Elementary School	464	465	0.2%
Friedberg Elementary School	442	435	-1.6%
Hasty Elementary School	414	416	0.5%
Tyro Elementary School	392	406	3.6%
Davis-Townsend Elementary School	404	404	0%
Pickett Elementary School	375	392	4.5%
Denton Elementary School	389	384	-1.3%
Churchland Elementary School	377	382	1.3%
Southwest Elementary Global Academy	371	377	1.6%
Pilot Elementary School	353	356	0.8%
Charles England Elementary School	346	339	-2%
Southmont Elementary School	280	281	0.4%
Reeds Elementary School	257	267	3.9%
Silver Valley Elementary School	235	228	-3%
Brier Creek Elementary School	216	204	-5.6%
South Lexington School	238	200	-16%
Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy	161	155	-3.7%
Davidson Early College	137	131	-4.4%
Stoner-Thomas School	88	93	5.7%
Davidson County High School	93	81	-12.9%
Davidson County K-12 Virtual Academy	-	70	-
South Lexington Developmental Center	32	32	0%