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The smallest public schools in Durham County, North Carolina

66 public schools in Durham County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the smallest public schools, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Lakeview School leads the list at 52, 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

Best Students

Median Students

449

SMALLEST · DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Lakeview School	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	52
2	Durham's Performance Learning Center	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	122
3	Middle College HS @ DTCC	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	164
4	Global Scholars Academy	Durham, NC	Global Scholars Academy	Elementary	201
5	Community School of Digital & Visual Art	Durham, NC	Community School of Digital and Visual A	Elementary	204
6	Durham School of Technology	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	219
7	C C Spaulding Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	247
8	Fayetteville Street Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	261
9	Morehead Montessori	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	278
10	Burton Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	293
11	Lakewood Montessori Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	309
12	R N Harris Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	313
13	Mangum Elementary	Bahama, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	315
14	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	319
15	Little River Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	326
16	City of Medicine Academy	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	329
17	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	331
18	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	350
19	George Watts Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	358
20	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	358
21	Club Boulevard Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	364
22	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Durham, NC	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Elementary	380
23	J D Clement Early College HS	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	380
24	Reaching All Minds Academy	Durham, NC	Reaching All Minds Academy	Elementary	391
25	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	395
26	Lucas Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	400
27	The Institute Development Young Leaders	Durham, NC	The Institute for the Development of You	Elementary	419
28	Kestrel Heights School	Durham, NC	Kestrel Heights School	Elementary	421
29	James E Shepard Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	423
30	Lakewood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	439
31	Eno Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	440
32	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	442
33	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	445
34	Discovery Charter	Bahama, NC	Discovery Charter School	High	453
35	E K Powe Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	454
36	Glenn Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	455
37	Easley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	490
38	Parkwood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	491
39	Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	517
40	Hope Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	539
41	Spring Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	543
42	Creekside Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	554
43	Lowe's Grove Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	564
44	Research Triangle High School	Durham, NC	Research Triangle High School	High	572
45	Central Park School For Children	Durham, NC	Central Park School For Children	Elementary	585
46	Hillandale Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	586
47	Holt Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	587
48	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	589
49	Lyons Farm Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	608
50	Maureen Joy Charter School	Durham, NC	Maureen Joy Charter	Elementary	631

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