Durham School of the Arts
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Durham, North Carolina
Durham School of the Arts in Durham, North Carolina enrolled 1,764 students in 2024-25 with 100.0 full-time teachers, 17.6 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 68-72% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (North Carolina: 86.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%
1,705 students in 2022-23, 1,767 students in 2023-24, 1,764 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 114.0 to 100.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,705 | 114.0 | 15.0 |
| 2023-24 | 1,767 | 111.0 | 15.9 |
| 2024-25 | 1,764 | 100.0 | 17.6 |
17.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 of every 100 North Carolina high schools
Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
21 AP courses and one counselor per 280 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Durham School of the Arts enrolled 1,766 students and had 6.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 37 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses21
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)6.3, one per 280 of the 1,766 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions37
- Chronically absent20.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
34.7% of students were White, 30.7% Hispanic, 24.8% Black in 2024-25.
- White34.7%
- Hispanic30.7%
- Black24.8%
- Two or more races6.9%
- Asian2.8%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Durham School of the Arts scored proficient or above: 68-72% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 68‑72% | 41% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
96% of the 266 students in Durham School of the Arts's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 96% | 84% | 86.5% |
| Students in the class | 266 | 2,760 | 120,822 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Durham
14 public high schools in Durham report 2024-25 enrollment; Durham School of the Arts is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| C E Jordan High | 2,189 | 20.9 | 99.9% |
| Riverside High | 1,900 | 20.3 | 99.8% |
| Durham School of the Arts | 1,764 | 17.6 | 99.2% |
| Hillside High | 1,433 | 17.4 | 99.8% |
| Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi | 1,384 | 21.2 | 99.8% |
| Northern High | 1,281 | 18.3 | 99.8% |
| Research Triangle High School | 572 | 13.3 | not reported |
| J D Clement Early College High School | 380 | 26.3 | 99.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Durham School of the Arts
- Durham's Performance Learning CenterThe nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 122 students, 7.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- J D Clement Early College High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 380 students, 26.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Durham School of the Arts with Durham's Performance Learning CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Durham Public Schools spends per student$15,239 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,239
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaDurham School of the Arts is the number 63 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#63 of 601
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher17.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.17.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Durham School of the Arts
How many students attend Durham School of the Arts?
1,764 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,705 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Durham, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Durham School of the Arts?
17.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Durham School of the Arts a Title I school?
Durham School of the Arts was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Durham School of the Arts do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Durham School of the Arts scored proficient or above: 68-72% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Durham School of the Arts?
96% of the 266 students in Durham School of the Arts's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Durham School of the Arts in?
Durham Public Schools, NCES district ID 3701260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370126001547 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.