Research Triangle High School

Research Triangle High School is a secondary school of small scale in Durham, North Carolina, part of Research Triangle High School, instructing 572 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so Research Triangle High School sits 25% leaner than that benchmark.

Operationally, Research Triangle High School answers to Research Triangle High School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Research Triangle High School reports that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Asian, 16% Black, 15% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Durham County indicate median household income runs about $82,316, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Durham County's 74 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,109 students), Research Triangle High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kestrel Heights School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area. Research Triangle High School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 10%: 518 students in 2018 compared to 572 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 54% to 35% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.