C
Durham Public Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Durham, and parts of Chapel Hill.
Students
31,797
Schools
57
Spent per student
$15,851
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$330.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Durham Public Schools
- School Grade C: better than 31% of North Carolina districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
- Spends 22% more per student than the NC average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $330.5M, about $10,393 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Angier.
PK–8135 schoolsWake County Schools
5Angier ElementaryHarnett County Schools
6–1241 schoolsWake County Schools
1232 high schoolsWake County Schools
Test scores vs. NC
2020–21Math proficiency29%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 87.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,851 per student · 22% above NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 7%State 88%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
32,005’20
31,754’21
31,531’22
31,339’23
31,797’24
About steady.
Students
Black 36%Hispanic 35%White 20%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
57 public schools.
Pearsontown Elementary
A765 students14:1
Forest View Elementary
B662 students13:1
Southwest Elementary
C639 students14:1
Lyons Farm Elementary
608 students16:1
Sandy Ridge Elementary
D589 students18:1
Holt Elementary
D587 students14:1
Hillandale Elementary
C−586 students15:1
Creekside Elementary
C+554 students16:1
Spring Valley Elementary
C−543 students17:1
Hope Valley Elementary
C−539 students11:1
Murray-Massenburg Elementary
517 students17:1
Parkwood Elementary
C−491 students14:1
Easley Elementary
A−490 students13:1
Glenn Elementary
D−455 students10:1
E K Powe Elementary
C+454 students13:1
Merrick-Moore Elementary
D−445 students13:1
Bethesda Elementary
D442 students14:1
Eno Valley Elementary
D440 students13:1
Lakewood Elementary
D439 students11:1
Oak Grove Elementary
C−395 students12:1
Club Boulevard Elementary
C364 students15:1
George Watts Elementary
A−358 students14:1
Y E Smith Elementary
D−358 students16:1
Eastway Elementary
D−331 students11:1
Little River Elementary
C+326 students11:1
W G Pearson Elementary
D−319 students10:1
Mangum Elementary
B+315 students14:1
R N Harris Elementary
C−313 students15:1
Burton Elementary
C+293 students11:1
Morehead Montessori
B278 students14:1
Fayetteville Street Elementary
D−261 students13:1
C C Spaulding Elementary
D−247 students10:1
Sherwood Githens Middle
B−878 students17:1
George L Carrington Middle
C771 students15:1
Brogden Middle
D753 students17:1
Neal Middle
D−706 students15:1
Rogers-Herr Middle
B660 students17:1
Lowe's Grove Middle
D564 students20:1
James E Shepard Middle
D423 students15:1
Lucas Middle
D400 students17:1
Lakewood Montessori Middle
A−309 students15:1
C E Jordan High
C+2,189 students21:1
Riverside High
B1,900 students20:1
Durham School of the Arts
A−1,764 students18:1
Hillside High
C1,433 students17:1
Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi
C−1,384 students21:1
Northern High
C1,281 students18:1
J D Clement Early College HS
B380 students26:1
The School for Creative Studies
C+350 students10:1
City of Medicine Academy
A329 students17:1
Durham School of Technology
B219 students14:1
Middle College HS @ DTCC
B−164 students23:1
Durham's Performance Learning Center
D−122 students7:1
Lakeview School
C−52 students3:1
Holton Career and Resource Center
0 students
Ignite Online Academy
363 students13:1
DPS Hospital School
0 students0:1
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.