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The public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Durham County, North Carolina

Across Durham County, North Carolina, 12 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. J D Clement Early College HS leads the list at 26.3:1, against a median of 17.5:1 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

Top Students/teacher

26.3:1

Median Students/teacher

17.5:1

HIGHEST RATIO · DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	J D Clement Early College HS	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	380	26.3:1
2	Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,384	21.2:1
3	C E Jordan High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	2,189	20.9:1
4	Riverside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,900	20.3:1
5	Northern High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,281	18.3:1
6	Durham School of the Arts	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,764	17.6:1
7	Hillside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,433	17.4:1
8	City of Medicine Academy	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	329	16.6:1
9	Discovery Charter	Bahama, NC	Discovery Charter School	High	453	15.4:1
10	Durham School of Technology	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	219	13.5:1
11	Research Triangle High School	Durham, NC	Research Triangle High School	High	572	13.3:1
12	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	350	10.2:1

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