Durham Charter School

As a medium-sized combined-grade school, Durham Charter School serves students in Durham, North Carolina. The school counts 1,010 students across kindergarten through 11. The school's enrollment is 38% bigger than the 731 average for combined schools in North Carolina.

The school serves as its own district in federal records.

Hispanic students are the majority at Durham Charter School, with 78% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 18% Black and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Durham County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

At Durham Charter School, 72.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.9:1. On average, combined schools in North Carolina have 16.1:1, compared with 13.9:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 99% of enrollment.

County data help place the school in context: in Durham County, the median household income is $82,316, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Durham County is home to 74 public schools and about 46,109 public school students.

Morehead Montessori is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Durham Charter School, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Durham Charter School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. Durham Charter School is a public charter school.

Enrollment was 496 in 2020-21 and 1,010 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves.

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