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Durham Charter School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 643 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durham Charter School school district. It serves grades K–9 in an urban setting. The school employs 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Durham Charter School enrolls 643 students across grades K–9. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 453 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 172 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.6% |
| White | 8 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
637 of the school's 643 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 637 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Durham Charter School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 20, state house district 29.
Durham Charter School is one of 1 schools in Durham Charter School, based in Durham, North Carolina. The district serves 1,010 students district-wide and employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 643 students, Durham Charter School is smaller than the district average of about 1,010 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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