📍 6806 Garrett Road, Durham, Durham County, 27707
C E Jordan High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 2,040 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durham Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 114.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
C E Jordan High enrolls 2,040 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 114.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 28% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 633 | 31% |
| White | 610 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 581 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 128 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 84 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
861 of the school's 2,040 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 814 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.
C E Jordan 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.
C E Jordan 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 2,040 students, C E Jordan 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