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Durham Public Schools:

Contact and Location Information

Agency Location Address:

Durham Public Schools
511 Cleveland St
Durham, NC
27701-0000

Agency Mailing Address:

Durham Public Schools
Po Box 30002
Durham, NC
27702-3002

Phone Number:

(919) 560-2000

Website:

http://www.dpsnc.net/

Classification Information

Grades Served:

Pre-Kindergarten to 12th Grade

County:

Durham

Type:

Durham Public Schools is a "Local school district that is not a component of a supervisory union".

Boundary:

Durham Public Schools's boundaries have had "no change since last report".

Charter:

All schools associated with Durham Public Schools are "non-charter schools".

Metro Status:

Durham Public Schools's statistical area is a metropolitan area.

Combined Statistical Area:

Durham Public Schools is associated with "a recognized combined statistical area".

Service Area:

Durham Public Schools primarily serves a principal city of a Core Based Statistical Area.

NCES Assigned Agency ID:

3701260

State Assigned Agency ID:

320

Statistical Area:

Durham Public Schools is associated with "a recognized population nucleus and adjacent communities that have a high degree of integration with that nucleus, and designated by the U.S. Government as a metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area".

Locale:

Durham Public Schools is located in a "Mid-size City"
(A central city of a 'Core Based Statistical Area' or 'Consolidated Statistical Area', with the city having a population less than 250,000.)

Glossary of Terms

Statistics for Durham Public Schools:

Schools, Teachers and Students

Agency Schools
Agency Schools Comparison Graph
(FTE) Classroom Teacher Averages
(FTE) Classroom Teacher Comparison Graph
Enrollment Averages
District Enrollment Comparison Graph

Agency Schools

(FTE)
Classroom Teachers

Students

District44.02,294.030,792.0
State Avg10.4430.86,277.4
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Enrollment Averages by Grade Level

Grade Level Comparison Graph

Pre-Kindergarten

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

District Avg210.02,456.02,409.02,374.02,670.02,462.02,520.0
State Avg51.4481.3483.7471.6486.8475.0490.6

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

9th Grade

10th Grade

11th Grade

12th Grade

District Avg2,254.02,499.02,380.02,862.02,164.01,997.01,537.0
State Avg496.0497.9485.4537.5439.5384.7334.5

High School Graduation Information

Diploma Recipient Averages
Total
Male / Female

District

State Avg

American Indian
Alaskan Native

3.0
1.0 / 2.0
5.4
0.0 / 0.0

Asian
Pacific Islander

41.0
20.0 / 21.0
10.7
0.0 / 0.0

Hispanic

51.0
24.0 / 27.0
11.9
0.0 / 0.0

African American

663.0
281.0 / 382.0
131.9
0.0 / 0.0

Caucasian

677.0
325.0 / 352.0
340.1
0.0 / 0.0

Total

1,435.0500.4
Diploma Recipients Comparison Graph
Other High School Completer Averages
Total
Male / Female

District

State Avg

American Indian
Alaskan Native

0.0
-1.0 / -1.0
N/A

Asian
Pacific Islander

0.0
-1.0 / -1.0
N/A

Hispanic

0.0
-1.0 / -1.0
N/A

African American

0.0
-1.0 / -1.0
N/A

Caucasian

0.0
-1.0 / -1.0
N/A

Total

15.08.3
Other High School Completer Comparison Graph

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