Global Scholars Academy

At 311 Dowd St in Durham, North Carolina, Global Scholars Academy operates as a small elementary school. A total of 201 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8. Against the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 57% lower.

In federal data, the district for Global Scholars Academy is the school itself.

By race and ethnicity, Global Scholars Academy is 60% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 38% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Durham County's population at about 16%. The chance that two students picked at random at Global Scholars Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.8:1, with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Global Scholars Academy is 99%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Durham County show that median household income is about $82,316, about 55% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Global Scholars Academy is one of 74 public schools in Durham County, which together enroll about 46,109 students.

Of nearby public schools, Central Park School For Children is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Global Scholars Academy holds a charter, making it a public charter school.

Compared with 2020-21, when it had 206 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 201.

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