📍 5001 Red Mill Rd, Durham, Durham County, 27704
The School for Creative Studies is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 540 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durham Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The School for Creative Studies enrolls 540 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 258 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 181 | 34% |
| White | 78 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
296 of the school's 540 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 270 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
The School for Creative Studies is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 22, state house district 30.
The School for Creative Studies 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 540 students, The School for Creative Studies is close to the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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