J D Clement Early College High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 13 · Durham, North Carolina
J D Clement Early College High School in Durham, North Carolina enrolled 380 students in 2024-25 with 14.5 full-time teachers, 26.3 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). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (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 fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
395 students in 2022-23, 386 students in 2023-24, 380 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.1 to 14.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 395 | 15.1 | 26.2 |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 16.5 | 23.4 |
| 2024-25 | 380 | 14.5 | 26.3 |
26.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 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).
1 AP courses and one counselor per 395 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection J D Clement Early College High School enrolled 395 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses1
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 395 of the 395 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent10.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.3% of students were Black, 31.3% Hispanic, 4.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black56.3%
- Hispanic31.3%
- Two or more races4.7%
- White4.2%
- Asian3.2%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% or more of the 96 students in J D Clement Early College High School'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 | 95% or more | 84% | 86.5% |
| Students in the class | 96 | 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; J D Clement Early College High School is number 8 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 J D Clement Early College High School
- Middle College HS @ DTCCThe nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 164 students, 23.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Hillside HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 1,433 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare J D Clement Early College High School with Middle College HS @ DTCCStudents, 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 CarolinaJ D Clement Early College High School is the number 375 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#375 of 601
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher26.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.26.3:1
- 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 J D Clement Early College High School
How many students attend J D Clement Early College High School?
380 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 395 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Durham, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at J D Clement Early College High School?
26.3 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 J D Clement Early College High School a Title I school?
J D Clement Early College High School 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).What is the graduation rate at J D Clement Early College High School?
95% or more of the 96 students in J D Clement Early College High School'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 J D Clement Early College High School in?
Durham Public Schools, NCES district ID 3701260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370126002726 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 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.