Davidson County Schools is a School district in

Davidson County, North Carolina Davidson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,930. Its county seat is Lexington, and its largest city is Thomasville. Davidson County is included in the Winston-Salem, ...

. The administrative education board is headquartered just off of

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on County School Road just outside the city limits of

Lexington, North Carolina Lexington is the county seat of Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 18,931. It is located in central North Carolina, south of Winston-Salem. Major highways include I-85, I-85B, U ...

. The school system comprises seven

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s, seven

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s, eighteen

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, one extended day school, one ungraded special school, and a

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based career academy. The superintendent is Dr. Emily Lipe. Two other school districts, Lexington City Schools and Thomasville City Schools, are also found in Davidson County.

Schools

Elementary schools

*Brier Creek Elementary ( Thomasville) *Churchland Elementary ( Churchland) *Davis-Townsend Elementary ( Lexington) *Denton Elementary ( Denton) *Fair Grove Elementary (Thomasville) *Friedberg Elementary (

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) *Friendship Elementary ( Wallburg) *Hasty Elementary (Thomasville) *Midway Elementary ( Midway) *Northwest Elementary (Arcadia) *Pilot Elementary (

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) *Reeds Elementary ( Reeds) *Silver Valley Elementary ( Silver Valley) *Southwood Elementary (Lexington,

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) *Southmont Elementary ( Southmont) *Tyro Elementary (

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) *Wallburg Elementary (Wallburg) *Welcome Elementary (

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)

Middle schools

*E. Lawson Brown Middle (Thomasville) *Central Davidson Middle (Lexington) *Ledford Middle (Wallburg) *North Davidson Middle (Welcome) *Oak Grove Middle (Midway) *South Davidson Middle (Denton) *Tyro Middle (Tyro)

High schools

Central Davidson High School Central Davidson High School (commonly referred to as "Central", "CHS" or "CDHS") is a public high school in Lexington, North Carolina. Central was established in 1957 and is located along NC HWY 47. It is part of the Davidson County Schools syst ...

(Lexington) *Davidson County High School (Lexington) *Davidson Early College (Lexington) *

East Davidson High School East Davidson High School (commonly referred to as "East") is a public high school in Thomasville, North Carolina. The students of East Davidson are known as the Golden Eagles. The colors for East Davidson are gold, black, and white. Athletics ...

(Thomasville) *

Ledford High School Ledford High School is a public high school in Thomasville, North Carolina. It is part of the Davidson County Schools system and serves parts of Thomasville, Wallburg, High Point, Winston-Salem, and Kernersville areas. Administration *Princip ...

(Wallburg) *

North Davidson High School North Davidson High School (commonly referred to as "NDHS," or simply "North") is a public high school in Welcome, North Carolina (near Lexington). It was established in 1952 and is located along Old US Highway 52 in northern Davidson County. T ...

(Welcome) * Oak Grove High School (Midway) *

South Davidson High School South Davidson High is located near Denton, North Carolina. It adjoins South Davidson Middle School. History South Davidson High School was originally Denton High School, which was opened in 1929 as part of a plan to bring a public high school t ...

(Denton) *

West Davidson High School West Davidson High School, (also referenced as "WDHS", or simply as "West") is a public high school located in the Tyro, North Carolina community right outside of Lexington, North Carolina. West is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleg ...

(Tyro)

Non-Traditional schools

*Stoner-Thomas School (Lexington) *Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy (Lexington)

References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us Education in Davidson County, North Carolina School districts in North Carolina