📍 3727 Fayetteville St, Durham, Durham County, 27707
Hillside High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 1,526 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durham Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 94.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 10 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillside High enrolls 1,526 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 94.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Black or African American, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 999 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 414 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 3.7% |
| White | 40 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 12 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,523 of the school's 1,526 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,523 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.
Hillside High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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.
Hillside High is one of 56 schools in Durham Public Schools, based in Durham, North Carolina. The district serves 31,865 students district-wide and employs 2,368 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,526 students, Hillside High is larger than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large