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The largest public schools in Durham County, North Carolina

66 public schools in Durham County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the largest public schools, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. C E Jordan High leads the list at 2,189, against a median of 449 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

2,189

Median Students

449

LARGEST · DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	C E Jordan High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	2,189
2	Riverside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,900
3	Durham School of the Arts	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,764
4	Hillside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,433
5	Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,384
6	Northern High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,281
7	Durham Charter School	Durham, NC	Durham Charter School	Combined	1,010
8	Sherwood Githens Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	878
9	George L Carrington Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	771
10	Pearsontown Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	765
11	Brogden Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	753
12	Research Triangle Charter	Durham, NC	Research Triangle Charter	Elementary	710
13	Neal Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	706
14	Forest View Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	662
15	Rogers-Herr Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	660
16	Southwest Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	639
17	Maureen Joy Charter School	Durham, NC	Maureen Joy Charter	Elementary	631
18	Lyons Farm Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	608
19	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	589
20	Holt Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	587
21	Hillandale Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	586
22	Central Park School For Children	Durham, NC	Central Park School For Children	Elementary	585
23	Research Triangle High School	Durham, NC	Research Triangle High School	High	572
24	Lowe's Grove Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	564
25	Creekside Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	554
26	Spring Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	543
27	Hope Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	539
28	Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	517
29	Parkwood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	491
30	Easley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	490
31	Glenn Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	455
32	E K Powe Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	454
33	Discovery Charter	Bahama, NC	Discovery Charter School	High	453
34	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	445
35	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	442
36	Eno Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	440
37	Lakewood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	439
38	James E Shepard Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	423
39	Kestrel Heights School	Durham, NC	Kestrel Heights School	Elementary	421
40	The Institute Development Young Leaders	Durham, NC	The Institute for the Development of You	Elementary	419
41	Lucas Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	400
42	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	395
43	Reaching All Minds Academy	Durham, NC	Reaching All Minds Academy	Elementary	391
44	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Durham, NC	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Elementary	380
45	J D Clement Early College HS	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	380
46	Club Boulevard Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	364
47	George Watts Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	358
48	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	358
49	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	350
50	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	331

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