Schools & Education — Durham, North Carolina

Education Attainment (Adults 25+)

High School Diploma25916%
Bachelor's Degree56947%
Master's Degree33438%
Doctorate10788%

Public Schools (71)

SchoolGradesEnrollment
Maureen Joy Charter School0-8616
Durham Charter School0-9643
Community School of Digital & Visual Art0-8217
Kestrel Heights School0-8424
Research Triangle Charter0-8693
Central Park School For Child0-8594
Voyager Academy0-121,361
Global Scholars Academy0-8211
Research Triangle High School9-12582
The Institute Development Young Leaders0-8397
Reaching All Minds Academy0-8400
Excelsior Classical Academy0-11987
KIPP Durham College Preparatory0-8311
North Carolina Cyber Academy0-122,372
NC Virtual Academy0-123,047
North Oak AcademyNone-None0
Brogden Middle6-8742
Burton Elementary-1-5293
Club Boulevard Elementary0-5387
Hillside High9-121,526

Private Schools (36)

School
CAROLINA FRIENDS SCHOOL
CRESSET CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
DUKE SCHOOL
MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL
FAITH ASSEMBLY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
QUALITY EDUCATION INSTITUTE OF DURHAM
FIVE OAKS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL
MONTESSORI FARM SCHOOL

Colleges & Universities

CollegeLevel
Duke University4
Durham Technical Community College2
North Carolina Central University4
Watts School of Nursing4
Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College1
Elevate Salon Institute1

College Scorecard

CollegeAdmissionSAT AvgTuition (In-State)Median Earnings (10yr)
Duke University6%N/A$68,758$97,800
North Carolina Central University87%N/A$6,699$42,968
Durham Technical Community CollegeN/AN/A$1,986$36,142
Watts College of NursingN/AN/AN/AN/A
Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber CollegeN/AN/AN/AN/A

District Summary

Total Enrollment44,085
Total Teachers3,013
Student-Teacher RatioN/A
Free/Reduced Lunch54.1%
Charter Schools16
Title I Schools0
Sources: NCES CCD 2023 via Education Data Portal; NCES IPEDS 2022 — matched by city+state; Census ACS 5-Year 2023.