The Institute Development Young Leaders

The Institute Development Young Leaders is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in Durham, North Carolina, part of The Institute for the Development of You, enrolling 419 students in grades K through 8.

Operationally, The Institute Development Young Leaders answers to The Institute for the Development of You, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, The Institute Development Young Leaders lists that 51% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 43% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

On the resource side, The Institute Development Young Leaders logs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Durham County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $82,316 per year, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The Institute Development Young Leaders is one of 74 public schools in Durham County (combined enrollment of about 46,109 students).

The closest other public school is Research Triangle High School, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, The Institute Development Young Leaders runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at The Institute Development Young Leaders has expanded 42%, going from 296 students in 2018 to 419 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 71% to 51% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.