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Durham Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 31,531 (2022-2023)
Schools: 56 (2022-2023)
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Durham Public Schools is a school district in North Carolina (Durham County). During the 2023 school year, 31,531 students attended one of the district's 56 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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Durham Public Schools school board At-large

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board At-large

Joy Harrell Goff defeated Atrayus Goode in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board At-large on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Joy Harrell Goff (Nonpartisan)
 
88.3
 
49,082
Atrayus Goode (Nonpartisan)
 
10.6
 
5,886
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
610

Total votes: 55,578
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Durham Public Schools school board District 3

General election

Special general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 3

Incumbent Jessica Carda-Auten won election in the special general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 3 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jessica Carda-Auten (Nonpartisan)
 
98.2
 
15,419
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.8
 
281

Total votes: 15,700
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Durham Public Schools school board District A

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board District A

Wendell Tabb won election in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District A on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Wendell Tabb (Nonpartisan)
 
98.7
 
21,194
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
276

Total votes: 21,470
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Durham Public Schools school board District B

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board District B

Incumbent Millicent Rogers won election in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District B on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Millicent Rogers (Nonpartisan)
 
96.4
 
27,763
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.6
 
1,026

Total votes: 28,789
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Durham Public Schools school board District 1

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board District 1

Emily S. Chavez defeated Jasper Fleming and Curtis Hrischuk in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 1 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Emily S. Chavez (Nonpartisan)
 
54.5
 
4,796
Jasper Fleming (Nonpartisan)
 
35.1
 
3,090
Curtis Hrischuk (Nonpartisan)
 
9.2
 
806
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
108

Total votes: 8,800
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Durham Public Schools school board District 2

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board District 2

Incumbent Bettina Umstead defeated Donald A. Hughes and Christopher Burns in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 2 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Bettina Umstead (Nonpartisan)
 
71.7
 
9,199
Image of Donald A. Hughes
Donald A. Hughes (Nonpartisan)
 
23.6
 
3,031
Christopher Burns (Nonpartisan)
 
4.4
 
562
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
46

Total votes: 12,838
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Durham Public Schools school board District 3

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board District 3

Incumbent Matthew Sears defeated Gayathri Rajaraman in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 3 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Matthew Sears
Matthew Sears (Nonpartisan)
 
80.3
 
13,512
Gayathri Rajaraman (Nonpartisan)
 
18.9
 
3,186
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
127

Total votes: 16,825
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Durham Public Schools school board District 4

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board District 4

Incumbent Natalie Beyer defeated Valarie T. Jarvis and Myca Jeter in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 4 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Natalie Beyer
Natalie Beyer (Nonpartisan)
 
48.5
 
7,488
Valarie T. Jarvis (Nonpartisan)
 
27.0
 
4,162
Myca Jeter (Nonpartisan)
 
24.0
 
3,697
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
89

Total votes: 15,436
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Durham Public Schools school board District B

General election

Special general election for Durham Public Schools school board District B

Millicent Rogers defeated incumbent Frederick Ravin III and Joetta MacMiller in the special general election for Durham Public Schools school board District B on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Millicent Rogers (Nonpartisan)
 
54.8
 
17,572
Image of Frederick Ravin III
Frederick Ravin III (Nonpartisan)
 
28.4
 
9,097
Joetta MacMiller (Nonpartisan)
 
16.3
 
5,218
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
162

Total votes: 32,049
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Durham Public Schools school board At-large

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board At-large

Alexandra Valladares defeated incumbent Steve Unruhe and Paula Januzzi-Godfrey in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board At-large on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Alexandra Valladares (Nonpartisan)
 
59.9
 
48,508
Image of Steve Unruhe
Steve Unruhe (Nonpartisan)
 
28.4
 
23,003
Paula Januzzi-Godfrey (Nonpartisan)
 
11.0
 
8,903
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
553

Total votes: 80,967
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Durham Public Schools school board District A

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board District A

Jovonia Lewis won election in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District A on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jovonia Lewis (Nonpartisan)
 
97.3
 
30,477
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.7
 
856

Total votes: 31,333
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Durham Public Schools school board District B

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board District B

Incumbent Xavier Cason won election in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District B on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Xavier Cason
Xavier Cason (Nonpartisan)
 
97.4
 
37,719
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.6
 
995

Total votes: 38,714
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Durham Public Schools school board District 1

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board District 1

Incumbent Michael Lee defeated Pebble Lindsay-Lucas in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 1 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Lee
Michael Lee (Nonpartisan)
 
56.7
 
3,776
Image of Pebble Lindsay-Lucas
Pebble Lindsay-Lucas (Nonpartisan)
 
42.5
 
2,825
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
53

Total votes: 6,654
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Durham Public Schools school board District 2

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board District 2

Incumbent Bettina Umstead won election in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 2 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Bettina Umstead (Nonpartisan)
 
95.4
 
6,609
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.6
 
320

Total votes: 6,929
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Durham Public Schools school board District 3

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board District 3

Incumbent Matthew Sears defeated Katie Jones in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 3 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Matthew Sears
Matthew Sears (Nonpartisan)
 
70.1
 
6,710
Katie Jones (Nonpartisan)
 
26.5
 
2,539
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.3
 
320

Total votes: 9,569
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Durham Public Schools school board District 4

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board District 4

Incumbent Natalie Beyer defeated Antonio Jones and Angela Starke in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 4 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Natalie Beyer
Natalie Beyer (Nonpartisan)
 
54.3
 
4,869
Antonio Jones (Nonpartisan)
 
24.7
 
2,210
Angela Starke (Nonpartisan)
 
19.6
 
1,757
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
123

Total votes: 8,959
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Durham Public Schools school board At-large

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board At-large

Incumbent Steve Unruhe won election in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board At-large on March 15, 2016.

Candidate
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Steve Unruhe (Nonpartisan)

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Durham Public Schools school board District A

General election

General election for Durham Public Schools school board District A

Incumbent Minnie Forte-Brown won election in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District A on March 15, 2016.

Candidate
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Minnie Forte-Brown (Nonpartisan)

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Durham Public Schools school board District B

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General election for Durham Public Schools school board District B

Incumbent Xavier Cason won election in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District B on March 15, 2016.

Candidate
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Xavier Cason (Nonpartisan)

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Durham Public Schools school board District 4

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General election for Durham Public Schools school board District 4

Incumbent Natalie Beyer won election in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 4 on May 6, 2014.

Candidate
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Natalie Beyer (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

Durham Public Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Joy Harrell GoffAt Large20242028
Wendell TabbDistrict A20242028
Jessica Carda-AutenDistrict 320232028
Millicent RogersDistrict B20222028
Emily S. ChavezDistrict 120222026
Bettina UmsteadDistrict 220182026
Natalie BeyerDistrict 420102026

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District map

Overlapping state house districts

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $57,422,000 $1,794 13%
Local: $168,422,000 $5,262 37%
State: $229,842,000 $7,181 50%
Total: $455,686,000 $14,238
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $447,215,000 $13,973
Total Current Expenditures: $407,190,000 $12,722
Instructional Expenditures: $265,452,000 $8,294 59%
Student and Staff Support: $39,763,000 $1,242 9%
Administration: $44,520,000 $1,391 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $57,455,000 $1,795 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $28,224,000 $881
Construction: $23,680,000 $739
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,774,000 $149
Interest on Debt: $6,254,000 $195

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 29 55-59 19 18 40-59 42 64
2018-2019 32 65 21 25 20-29 45 67
2017-2018 33 53 22 28 30-39 42 63
2016-2017 35 67 24 28 30-39 46 72
2015-2016 33 63 22 27 40-49 45 68
2014-2015 32 64 21 26 20-29 44 66
2013-2014 30 63 19 24 30-39 45 63
2012-2013 29 61 19 24 30-39 41 60
2011-2012 74 90 67 73 70-79 83 92
2010-2011 71 91 63 70 70-79 76 90

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 39 60-64 30 26 40-59 56 74
2018-2019 37 64 28 26 30-39 55 74
2017-2018 36 60 27 25 20-29 52 72
2016-2017 36 58 26 25 30-39 51 73
2015-2016 35 60 25 23 40-49 48 71
2014-2015 35 56 27 23 35-39 50 71
2013-2014 35 59 26 23 40-49 51 69
2012-2013 35 60 26 24 40-49 50 70
2011-2012 61 79 55 51 60-69 73 86
2010-2011 56 82 48 47 60-69 69 83

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 84 >=90 86 73 >=50 85-89 92
2018-2019 83 >=95 82 77 >=50 80-84 94
2017-2018 81 90-94 83 71 >=50 80-84 91
2016-2017 81 90-94 82 71 >=50 80-89 92
2015-2016 82 >=90 82 77 >=50 75-79 89
2014-2015 81 >=90 80 72 >=50 80-84 90
2013-2014 82 >=90 79 72 >=50 85-89 93
2012-2013 80 80-89 78 67 >=50 85-89 90
2011-2012 77 80-89 74 64 PS 70-79 91
2010-2011 74 80-89 69 60-64 >=50 75-79 90

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 31,531 -0.7
2021-2022 31,754 -0.8
2020-2021 32,005 -4.5
2019-2020 33,435 1.6
2018-2019 32,913 -1.8
2017-2018 33,520 -0.4
2016-2017 33,643 -1.1
2015-2016 34,023 -0.4
2014-2015 34,172 2.4
2013-2014 33,349 0.8
2012-2013 33,079 -0.5
2011-2012 33,256 2.3
2010-2011 32,479 0.0
2009-2010 32,470 -1.3
2008-2009 32,900 1.3
2007-2008 32,473 3.7
2006-2007 31,260 -1.5
2005-2006 31,719 2.4
2004-2005 30,955 0.2
2003-2004 30,889 0.3
2002-2003 30,794 0.7
2001-2002 30,574 2.8
2000-2001 29,728 1.6
1999-2000 29,244 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Durham Public Schools (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.1 4.0
Black 38.5 24.8
Hispanic 34.2 20.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 5.5 5.6
White 19.5 44.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Durham Public Schools had 2,368.88 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.31.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 59.66
Kindergarten: 153.72
Elementary: 1,421.17
Secondary: 726.05
Total: 2,368.88

Durham Public Schools employed 49.25 district administrators and 162.72 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 49.25
District Administrative Support: 149.37
School Administrators: 162.72
School Administrative Support: 175.97
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 503.29
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 33.95
Total Guidance Counselors: 114.91
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 45.78
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 66.71
Librarians/Media Specialists: 51.67
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 399.81
Other Support Services: 840.29

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Durham Public Schools operates 56 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bethesda Elementary617PK-5
Brogden Middle7426-8
Burton Elementary293PK-5
C C Spaulding Elementary230PK-5
C E Jordan High2,0409-12
City Of Medicine Academy3499-12
Club Boulevard Elementary387KG-5
Creekside Elementary543KG-5
Dps Hospital School0PK-12
Durham School Of Technology2519-12
Durham School Of The Arts1,7056-12
Durham'S Performance Learning Center1559-12
Easley Elementary450KG-5
Eastway Elementary402PK-5
E K Powe Elementary383PK-5
Eno Valley Elementary572PK-5
Fayetteville Street Elementary230PK-5
Forest View Elementary640KG-5
George L Carrington Middle7556-8
George Watts Elementary315PK-5
Glenn Elementary563KG-5
Hillandale Elementary537PK-5
Hillside High1,5269-12
Holt Elementary636PK-5
Holton Career And Resource Center0UG-UG
Hope Valley Elementary627KG-5
Ignite Online Academy467KG-12
James E Shepard Middle3816-8
J D Clement Early College Hs3959-12
Lakeview School566-12
Lakewood Elementary385PK-5
Lakewood Montessori Middle3036-8
Little River K-8 School374PK-8
Lowe'S Grove Middle7006-8
Lucas Middle3716-8
Lyons Farm Elementary448PK-5
Mangum Elementary301PK-5
Merrick-Moore Elementary540PK-5
Middle College Hs @ Dtcc10611-12
Morehead Montessori227PK-5
Neal Middle7896-8
Northern High1,3089-12
Oak Grove Elementary472PK-5
Parkwood Elementary602PK-5
Pearsontown Elementary726PK-5
Riverside High1,8129-12
R N Harris Elementary291PK-5
Rogers-Herr Middle6436-8
Sandy Ridge Elementary484PK-5
Sherwood Githens Middle7636-8
Southern School Of Energy And Sustainabi1,2839-12
Southwest Elementary663PK-5
Spring Valley Elementary534PK-5
The School For Creative Studies5406-12
W G Pearson Elementary333PK-5
Y E Smith Elementary286PK-5

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