Central Park School For Children

Located at 724 Foster Street, in Durham, North Carolina, Central Park School For Children is an average-sized K-5 school that caters to 585 students (grades K through 8), operated by Central Park School For Children. Enrollment runs roughly 25% larger than the state mean of about 467.

Central Park School For Children is a school of Central Park School For Children, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Central Park School For Children reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 23% Black, 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Durham County (around 95%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Durham County) reports that median household income runs about $82,316, about 55% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Durham County runs 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,109 students), of which Central Park School For Children is one.

Durham School of the Arts is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting. As a public charter, Central Park School For Children runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Central Park School For Children's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 594 (now 585). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 10% to 18%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.