Durham Public Schools
Serves Durham, and parts of Chapel Hill.
Durham’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of North Carolina school districts
What stands out about Durham Public Schools
- Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of North Carolina districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 6 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
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C+: better than 37% of the 325 North Carolina school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Durham. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. NC
2021–22 · class of 202398% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
55 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools.
Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within North Carolina.