J D Clement Early College HS

J D Clement Early College HS, a compact high school in Durham, North Carolina, run under Durham Public Schools, hosts 380 students, covering grades 9 through 13. Enrollment runs roughly 50% smaller than the state mean of about 761.

Durham Public Schools comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 31,797 students; J D Clement Early College HS is among them.

Looking at the student body, J D Clement Early College HS lists that 56% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder breaks down as 31% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Durham County as a whole is about 32% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, J D Clement Early College HS has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting J D Clement Early College HS higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, J D Clement Early College HS sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.5%; actual is 87.7%, +39.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Durham County shows median household earnings sit near $82,316, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Durham County's 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,109 students), J D Clement Early College HS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is C C Spaulding Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around J D Clement Early College HS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J D Clement Early College HS at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 51.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J D Clement Early College HS has climbed 3%, going from 370 students in 2018 to 380 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 63% to 56% over that span.

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