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Durham Public Schools, North Carolina, elections
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 | |
![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | |
![]() | 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 | |
![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Michael Lee (Nonpartisan) | 56.7 | 3,776 |
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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Minnie Forte-Brown (Nonpartisan) |
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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 15, 2016.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | Xavier Cason (Nonpartisan) |
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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 won election in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 4 on May 6, 2014.
Candidate | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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.
Name | Seat | Year assumed office | Year term ends |
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Joy Harrell Goff | At Large | 2024 | 2028 |
Wendell Tabb | District A | 2024 | 2028 |
Jessica Carda-Auten | District 3 | 2023 | 2028 |
Millicent Rogers | District B | 2022 | 2028 |
Emily S. Chavez | District 1 | 2022 | 2026 |
Bettina Umstead | District 2 | 2018 | 2026 |
Natalie Beyer | District 4 | 2010 | 2026 |
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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]
SOURCE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
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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 |
TYPE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
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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 (%) |
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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 (%) |
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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 (%) |
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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 (%) |
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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 |
RACE | Durham Public Schools (%) | North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%) |
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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.
TYPE | NUMBER OF TEACHERS |
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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.
TYPE | NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS |
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District Administrators: | 49.25 |
District Administrative Support: | 149.37 |
School Administrators: | 162.72 |
School Administrative Support: | 175.97 |
TYPE | NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF |
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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]
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Footnotes
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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