Total enrollment
31,797
-1,723 (-5%) vs SY 2017-18
57 schools in Durham Public Schools
North Carolina · 31,797 students · 2 cities
In North Carolina's Durham Public Schools, public K-12 schools total 57 and serve approximately 31,797 students (an average of 558 per campus).
7-year change in Durham Public Schools
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
55
+2 (+4%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
20%
was 19%
% Hispanic
35%
was 31%
% Black
36%
was 45%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Durham Public Schools
As a moderately sized district in North Carolina, Durham Public Schools serves 31,797 students across 57 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Durham Public Schools consists of 32 elementary, 9 middle, 14 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Trend over the past 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment declined 5%: 33,520 students in SY 2017-18 versus 31,797 in SY 2024-25. Durham Public Schools now counts 55 public schools, up from 53 in SY 2017-18. On the demographic side, Black enrollment moved from 45% to 36% over the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Durham Public Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.