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District Directory Information (2023-2024 School Year)
District Name: Durham Public Schools (Schools in this District)
NCES District ID: 3701260
State District ID: NC-320
Mailing Address:Po Box 30002Durham NC, 27702 –3002
Phone: (919)560-3749
Type: Regular local school district
Status: Open
Total Schools: 56
Supervisory Union #: N/A
Grade Span: PK - 12
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District Details (2023-2024 school year; Fiscal data from 2021-2022)
County: Durham County
County ID: 37063
Locale: City, Large (11)
CSA/CBSA: 20500
Total Students: 31,339
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 2,362.74
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.26
District Details (2023-2024 school year; Fiscal data from 2021-2022)
Durham Public Schools district has a staff count of 4,880.02.
Average Staff Comparison Average Total Teacher(FTE): 
  District: 2,362.74
  State: 301.48
  National: 180.36
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
Total: 2,362.74
Prekindergarten: 64.78
Kindergarten: 168.04
Elementary: 1,426.10
Secondary: 692.77
Ungraded: 11.05
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
Total: 2,517.28
Instructional Aides: 514.09
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 42.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 108.30
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 47.04
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 60.00
School Psychologists: 31.90
Librarians/Media Specialists: 50.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
District Administrators: 50.00
District Administrative Support: 161.42
School Administrators: 157.98
School Administrative Support: 180.13
Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): 379.73
Other Support Services: 841.73
District Details (2023-2024 school year; Fiscal data from 2021-2022)
  Amount Amount
per Student
Percent
Total Revenue: $524,650,000 $16,522
   Revenue by Source
      Federal: $102,499,000 $3,228 20%
      Local: $180,824,000 $5,695 34%
      State: $241,327,000 $7,600 46%
Total Expenditures: $556,459,000 $17,524
   Total Current Expenditures: $474,305,000 $14,937
      Instructional Expenditures: $296,011,000 $9,322 62%
      Student and Staff Support: $43,140,000 $1,359 9%
      Administration: $53,747,000 $1,693 11%
      Operations, Food Service, other: $81,407,000 $2,564 17%
   Total Capital Outlay: $70,181,000 $2,210
      Construction: $68,411,000 $2,154
   Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,572,000 $144
   Interest on Debt: $5,360,000 $169
Note: Details do not add to totals due to rounding. Note: Fiscal data (including per pupil count used in this table) from 2021-2022.
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2023-2024 school year
Notes:
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  • [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.