C E Jordan High

As a roomy four-year high school in Durham, North Carolina, C E Jordan High teaches 2,189 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Durham Public Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so C E Jordan High sits 188% bigger than that benchmark.

C E Jordan High is one of 55 schools operated by Durham Public Schools, a district that teaches 31,797 students overall.

Looking at the student body, C E Jordan High logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 30%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% Black, 29% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, C E Jordan High lists 105 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, C E Jordan High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 46.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Durham County shows the typical household earns roughly $82,316 per year, about 55% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Durham County runs 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,109 students), of which C E Jordan High is one.

The closest other public school is Sherwood Githens Middle, roughly 1.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts C E Jordan High at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.3%.

C E Jordan High operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 11%: 1,979 students in 2018 compared to 2,189 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 38% to 30%. Class-load math has grew: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

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