Durham Charter School 鈥� Durham County, NC: Schools & Enrollment

Key statistics

1,010

Students enrolled

1

Public schools

73

Classroom teachers (FTE)

13.9:1

Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

Kindergarten 106
Grade 1 91
Grade 2 93
Grade 3 109
Grade 4 75
Grade 5 67
Grade 6 104
Grade 7 91
Grade 8 84
Grade 9 95
Grade 10 52
Grade 11 43

By race/ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino 78%
Black or African American 18%
Two or more races 2%
White 2%
Asian <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 1,000 of 1,010 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 99%
Reduced-price lunch 0%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$14,273 spent per student on day-to-day operations North Carolina median: $12,409 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $8,542
Support services $4,857
Other (food service, etc.) $874

Where the money comes from

Local 33%
State 56%
Federal 12%

Total revenue $10.5 milliontotal spending $12.9 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

KG to 11

Locale (NCES)

City: Large

Total staff (FTE)

35

District office

807 West Chapel Hill Street, Durham NC 27701

Phone

(919) 956-5599

County

Durham County

Official website

NCES District ID

3700023

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About Durham Charter School

Description provided by the district or community 鈥� not part of the NCES dataset.

Mission / Goals-Healthy Start Academy works in partnership with parents and the community to provide a challenging, character-based education for its diverse K-8 student body. Through a strong curriculum and an atmosphere of high expectations, we help students master basic skills and realize their full academic potential in preparation for higher education and life-long learning.We enhance students鈥� educational experience with many support initiatives, such as health and counseling services, individualized learning programs, cooperative learning classes, supplemental learning projects, after-school tutoring, and classroom technology.

Public Schools in Durham Charter School (1)

All levels Elementary Middle High Other