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 Moncure.
K–8Moncure SchoolChatham County Schools
9–124 high schoolsChatham 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
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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.