DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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'Durham Public Schools' is a government school district located in Durham County, North Carolina, created in 1992 with the merger of the former Durham City Schools and Durham County Schools.
Durham's schools are traditionally named after notable members of the local community (such as George Watts or Rogers-Herr) or the area they are built in (such as Bethesda or Eno Valley), with exceptions for Jordan High and the Josephine Dobbs Clement Early High schools.
There are currently 46 public schools in the system, consisting of 28 elementary (K-5), 8 middle (6-8), 1 secondary (6-12), 7 high (9-12), 1 alternative (6-12), and 1 hospital school. It is the 8th largest school system in the state.

Contents

Statistics

Demographics

Schools

High Schools (9-12)

Hillside

Jordan

Northern

Riverside

Southern

Other High Schools

Middle Schools (6-8)

Elementary Schools (K-5)

Secondary Schools (6-12)

Durham School of the Arts

Lakeview School

Hospital Schools (K-12)

Statistics

Durham Public Schools employs 4,600 people (2,300 of them teachers) and had 31,130 students as of the 20th day of school in 2006.

★ Pre-Kindergarten: 257

★ Grades K-5: 14,775

★ Grades 6-8: 7,206

★ Grades 9-12: 9,501
Teacher salaries range from $28,698 to $64,658.
32.6% of the government schools have made Adequate Yearly Progress toward No Child Left Behind's goals.
The government utilizes more than 300 school buses to transport over 16,000 students throughout Durham every day.

Demographics

★ 55.1% "Black"

★ 25.2% "White"

★ 14.0% Hispanic

★ 2.3% Asian

★ 0.2% Native Indian

★ 3.2% "Other"

Schools

High Schools (9-12)

Hillside

Main articles: Hillside High School (Durham, North Carolina)

'Hillside High School' (abbreviated HHS) is a four-year high school. Of more than 300 historically black high schools that once operated in the state before desegregation, only five remain today, with Hillside being the oldest. Hillside is accredited by the Southern Association of Schools & Colleges.

Jordan

Main articles: Charles E. Jordan High School

'Charles E. Jordan High School' (generally referred to as Jordan) is located on Garrett Road near Hope Valley Road in southwest Durham. The school mascot is the falcon. Jordan students come from many area middle schools such as Shepard, Sherwood Githens, Lowe's Grove, and Rogers-Herr.

Northern

Main articles: Northern High School (North Carolina)

'Northern High School' is a four-year high school located in the northern part of Durham, North Carolina. Northern's current principal is John Colclough. Approximately 1633 students are currently enrolled at Northern. Northern is one of Durham's seven government high schools. Students take 4 classes each day. Northern's mascot is a knight.

Riverside

Main articles: Riverside High School (North Carolina)

'Riverside High School' is a four-year public high school located in Durham, North Carolina. The current principal is James F. Key III. Opened in 1991 (the first class graduated in 1993), the school currently enrolls approximately 1935 students and is one of seven high schools in the Durham Public School System.

Southern

Main articles: Southern High School (North Carolina)

'Southern High School' is located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Southern is a 4A school in the North Carolina School District. Southern has prominent football, baseball, and basketball programs as well as the Symphonic Soul of the South Marching Band. There are currently 1574 students. Southern is academically, one of the lower performing schools in Durham. [1]

Other High Schools

★ Josephine Dobbs Clement Early College

★ Middle College High School@DTCC

Middle Schools (6-8)

Durham Public Middle Schools

Name	Principal	Mascot	Colors	Enrollment
Brogden	Alexis Spann	Dragon	Green and White	844
Carrington	Julie Spencer	Cougar	Orange	1300
Chewning	Everette Johnson	Cardinal	Red	750
Githens	Emmett Tilley	Raider	Blue and Black	1025
Lowe's Grove	Marsha Person	Viking	Red	694
Neal	Myron Wilson	Eagle	Green and Gold	840
Rogers-Herr	Drew Sawyer	Ram	Blue and White	613
Shepard	Kenneth E. Barnes	Panther	Red and White	447

Elementary Schools (K-5)

★ Bethesda

★ Burton Geo-World

★ Club Boulevard

★ Creekside

★ Eastway

★ Easley

★ Eno Valley

★ Fayetteville St.

★ Forest View

★ Glenn

★ R. N. Harris

★ Hillandale

★ Holt

★ Hope Valley

★ Lakewood

★ Little River

★ Mangum

★ Merrick-Moore

★ Morehead

★ Oak Grove

★ Parkwood

★ W.G Pearson

★ Pearsontown

★ E. K. Powe

★ Y. E. Smith

★ Southwest

★ C. C. Spaulding

★ George Watts

Secondary Schools (6-12)

Durham School of the Arts

Main articles: Durham School of the Arts

'Durham School of the Arts' (DSA) is a secondary (middle and high) magnet school located in downtown Durham, housing 1,381 students[2]. Its focus is on the visual and performing arts. Offerings include extensive 3D and 2D art, dance, guitar, strings, band, piano, acting, technical theatre, and computer classes. Test scores are the best in its school district, and either excel or are on par with the state average. Students are enrolled by a lottery system and can enroll as early as the sixth grade.

Lakeview School

Hospital Schools (K-12)

★ Durham Hospital School