Durham School of Technology

Durham School of Technology, a micro-enrollment high school in Durham, North Carolina, operated by Durham Public Schools, enrolls 219 students, covering grades 9 through 13. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 71% smaller than typical.

Durham Public Schools comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 31,797 students; Durham School of Technology is among them.

In terms of who attends, Durham School of Technology logs that the largest single group is Black, at 67% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 22% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 32% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Durham School of Technology lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting Durham School of Technology tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Durham School of Technology ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.7%; Durham School of Technology posts 67.4%, +18.6 points above that line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Durham County indicate the typical household earns roughly $82,316 per year, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Durham County's 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,109 students), Durham School of Technology is one campus in the mix.

Hillside High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Durham School of Technology ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 52.1%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 35%: 337 students in 2018 compared to 219 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 80% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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