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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Durham County, North Carolina

Across Durham County, North Carolina, 43 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. The School for Creative Studies leads the list at -42.1%, against a median of -10.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Durham County, North Carolina

Best Enrollment change

-42.1%

Median Enrollment change

-10.3%

FASTEST DECLINING · DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	605	350	-42.1%
2	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	541	331	-38.8%
3	Little River Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	530	326	-38.5%
4	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	642	395	-38.5%
5	Creekside Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	891	554	-37.8%
6	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	505	319	-36.8%
7	Durham School of Technology	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	337	219	-35.0%
8	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	648	442	-31.8%
9	Glenn Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	660	455	-31.1%
10	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	606	445	-26.6%
11	Kestrel Heights School	Durham, NC	Kestrel Heights School	568	421	-25.9%
12	Club Boulevard Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	489	364	-25.6%
13	Burton Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	380	293	-22.9%
14	Community School of Digital & Visual Art	Durham, NC	Community School of Digital and Visual A	256	204	-20.3%
15	Holt Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	704	587	-16.6%
16	Northern High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	1,536	1,281	-16.6%
17	Hope Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	640	539	-15.8%
18	Lucas Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	474	400	-15.6%
19	Forest View Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	762	662	-13.1%
20	George Watts Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	409	358	-12.5%
21	R N Harris Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	350	313	-10.6%
22	George L Carrington Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	860	771	-10.3%
23	Easley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	545	490	-10.1%
24	Spring Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	600	543	-9.5%
25	Eno Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	485	440	-9.3%
26	James E Shepard Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	466	423	-9.2%
27	Hillandale Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	643	586	-8.9%
28	Parkwood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	537	491	-8.6%
29	Neal Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	764	706	-7.6%
30	Fayetteville Street Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	282	261	-7.4%
31	Pearsontown Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	825	765	-7.3%
32	E K Powe Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	488	454	-7.0%
33	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	384	358	-6.8%
34	Global Scholars Academy	Durham, NC	Global Scholars Academy	214	201	-6.1%
35	C C Spaulding Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	263	247	-6.1%
36	Mangum Elementary	Bahama, NC	Durham Public Schools	331	315	-4.8%
37	Lowe's Grove Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	588	564	-4.1%
38	City of Medicine Academy	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	342	329	-3.8%
39	Sherwood Githens Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	908	878	-3.3%
40	Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	1,429	1,384	-3.1%
41	Maureen Joy Charter School	Durham, NC	Maureen Joy Charter	649	631	-2.8%
42	Central Park School For Children	Durham, NC	Central Park School For Children	594	585	-1.5%
43	Southwest Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	640	639	-0.2%

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