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Research Triangle Charter is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 693 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Research Triangle Charter school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Research Triangle Charter enrolls 693 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Black or African American, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 445 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 152 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 71 | 10% |
| White | 16 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 7 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
536 of the school's 693 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 473 qualify for free lunch and 63 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.
Research Triangle Charter 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 31.
Research Triangle Charter is one of 1 schools in Research Triangle Charter, based in Durham, North Carolina. The district serves 710 students district-wide and employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 693 students, Research Triangle Charter is close to the district average of about 710 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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