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For the 2025 school year, there are 74 public schools serving 44,624 students in Durham, NC (there are , serving 7,673 private students). 85% of all K-12 students in Durham, NC are educated in public schools (compared to the NC state average of 92%).

The top ranked public schools in Durham, NC are J D Clement Early College High School, Pearsontown Elementary School and Research Triangle High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Durham, NC public schools have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the North Carolina public school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 50% statewide average). Schools in Durham have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of North Carolina public schools.

Minority enrollment is 77% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the North Carolina public school average of 57% (majority Black and Hispanic).