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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public high schools in Durham County, North Carolina

Across Durham County, North Carolina, 12 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Durham's Performance Learning Center leads the list at 90.2%, against a median of 99.2% 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 % FRL

90.2%

Median % FRL

99.2%

LOWEST POVERTY · DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Durham's Performance Learning Center	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	122	90.2%
2	Middle College HS @ DTCC	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	164	98.2%
3	City of Medicine Academy	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	329	98.5%
4	Durham School of Technology	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	219	98.6%
5	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	350	98.9%
6	Durham School of the Arts	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,764	99.2%
7	J D Clement Early College HS	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	380	99.2%
8	Northern High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,281	99.8%
9	Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,384	99.8%
10	Hillside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,433	99.8%
11	Riverside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,900	99.8%
12	C E Jordan High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	2,189	99.9%

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