📍 26 Penry Street, Lexington, Davidson County, 27292
Lexington Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lexington, Davidson County. The school has 928 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington City Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lexington Senior High School enrolls 928 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 351 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 281 | 30% |
| White | 158 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 9.1% |
| Asian | 47 | 5.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
916 of the school's 928 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 916 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lexington Senior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-60, state senate district 29, state house district 81.
Lexington Senior High School is one of 7 schools in Lexington City Schools, based in Lexington, North Carolina. The district serves 2,953 students district-wide and employs 190 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 928 students, Lexington Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 422 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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