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The public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Durham, North Carolina

Across Durham, North Carolina, 61 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. W G Pearson Elementary leads the list at 10.0:1, against a median of 14.4:1 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, North Carolina

Best Students/teacher

10.0:1

Median Students/teacher

14.4:1

LOWEST RATIO · DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	319	10.0:1
2	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	350	10.2:1
3	C C Spaulding Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	247	10.3:1
4	Glenn Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	455	10.3:1
5	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	331	10.5:1
6	Burton Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	293	10.8:1
7	Reaching All Minds Academy	Durham, NC	Reaching All Minds Academy	Elementary	391	11.0:1
8	Hope Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	539	11.1:1
9	Lakewood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	439	11.3:1
10	Little River Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	326	11.4:1
11	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	395	11.6:1
12	Maureen Joy Charter School	Durham, NC	Maureen Joy Charter	Elementary	631	11.7:1
13	Global Scholars Academy	Durham, NC	Global Scholars Academy	Elementary	201	11.8:1
14	Central Park School For Children	Durham, NC	Central Park School For Children	Elementary	585	12.4:1
15	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	445	12.6:1
16	Fayetteville Street Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	261	12.7:1
17	E K Powe Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	454	12.8:1
18	Easley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	490	12.9:1
19	Forest View Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	662	13.0:1
20	Eno Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	440	13.1:1
21	Research Triangle High School	Durham, NC	Research Triangle High School	High	572	13.3:1
22	Durham School of Technology	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	219	13.5:1
23	Pearsontown Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	765	13.6:1
24	Parkwood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	491	13.9:1
25	Durham Charter School	Durham, NC	Durham Charter School	Combined	1,010	13.9:1
26	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	442	13.9:1
27	Holt Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	587	13.9:1
28	Morehead Montessori	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	278	14.2:1
29	George Watts Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	358	14.3:1
30	Southwest Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	639	14.3:1
31	Kestrel Heights School	Durham, NC	Kestrel Heights School	Elementary	421	14.4:1
32	James E Shepard Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	423	14.6:1
33	R N Harris Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	313	14.6:1
34	Club Boulevard Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	364	14.7:1
35	Neal Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	706	14.7:1
36	Hillandale Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	586	14.8:1
37	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Durham, NC	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Elementary	380	14.9:1
38	George L Carrington Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	771	15.2:1
39	Lakewood Montessori Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	309	15.2:1
40	Community School of Digital & Visual Art	Durham, NC	Community School of Digital and Visual A	Elementary	204	15.6:1
41	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	358	15.7:1
42	Creekside Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	554	15.9:1
43	Lyons Farm Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	608	16.0:1
44	The Institute Development Young Leaders	Durham, NC	The Institute for the Development of You	Elementary	419	16.3:1
45	Spring Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	543	16.5:1
46	Rogers-Herr Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	660	16.6:1
47	City of Medicine Academy	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	329	16.6:1
48	Brogden Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	753	16.9:1
49	Lucas Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	400	16.9:1
50	Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	517	17.1:1

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