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How many students were enrolled in Durham County schools for 2023-24 school year?

There were 13.7% more students enrolled in Durham County schools in the 2023-24 school year.

By Durham Reporter | Mar 7, 2025

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Math scores on ACT increased among Durham Public Schools 11th-graders in 2022-23 school year

Of the 2,171 junior students taking the math portion of the ACT in Durham Public Schools, 519 were considered ready for college in the 2022-23 school year.

By Durham Reporter | Dec 18, 2024

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528 Durham Public Schools 11th-graders ready for college based on science performance on 2022-23 ACT

By Durham Reporter | Dec 11, 2024

Of the 2,171 junior students taking the science portion of the ACT in Durham Public Schools, 528 were considered ready for college in the 2022-23 school year.

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How did junior students in Durham Public Schools perform on reading portion of the ACT in 2022-23 school year?

By Durham Reporter | Dec 4, 2024

Of the 2,171 junior students taking the reading portion of the ACT in Durham Public Schools, 734 were considered ready for college in the 2022-23 school year.

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Durham Public Schools registered 836 junior students ready for college based on English performance on 2022-23 ACT

By Durham Reporter | Nov 27, 2024

Of the 2,171 junior students taking the English portion of the ACT in Durham Public Schools, 836 were considered ready for college in the 2022-23 school year.

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Math scores on ACT decreased among Durham Public Schools 12th-graders in 2022-23 school year

By Durham Reporter | Nov 20, 2024

Durham Public Schools registered 436 12th-graders as prepared for college in the 2022-23, based on their math performance on the ACT.

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481 Durham Public Schools 12th-graders ready for college based on science performance on 2022-23 ACT

By Durham Reporter | Nov 13, 2024

Durham Public Schools registered 481 12th-graders as prepared for college in the 2022-23, based on their science performance on the ACT.

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How did senior students in Durham Public Schools perform on reading portion of the ACT in 2022-23 school year?

By Durham Reporter | Nov 6, 2024

Durham Public Schools registered 711 12th-graders as prepared for college in the 2022-23, based on their reading performance on the ACT.

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Durham Public Schools registered 804 senior students ready for college based on English performance on 2022-23 ACT

By Durham Reporter | Oct 30, 2024

Durham Public Schools registered 804 12th-graders as prepared for college in the 2022-23, based on their English performance on the ACT.

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Durham Public Schools District increases spending on supplies and materials by 11.9% in 2022-23

By Durham Reporter | Oct 18, 2024

Durham Public Schools District allocated a total of $7.5 million from state funds to supplies and materials in the 2022-23 school year, according to data gathered by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

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Durham Public Schools District spends $155.2 million on salary in 2022-23

By Durham Reporter | Oct 9, 2024

Durham Public Schools District allocated a total of $155.2 million from state funds to salary in the 2022-23 school year, according to data gathered by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

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Durham Public Schools District spending on purchased services climbs to $5.6 million in 2022-23

By Durham Reporter | Sep 30, 2024

Durham Public Schools District allocated a total of $5.6 million from state funds to purchased services in the 2022-23 school year, according to data gathered by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

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Average cost of college went up for students in Durham County in 2022-23 school year

By Durham Reporter | Sep 26, 2024

College tuition fees rose 3.5% in Durham County in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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Did Durham Public Schools District increase or decrease their spending on employee benefits in 2022-23?

By Durham Reporter | Sep 21, 2024

Durham Public Schools District allocated a total of $67.7 million from state funds to employee benefits in the 2022-23 school year, according to data gathered by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

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17.2% of college applicants to Durham County's 6 universities were admitted for fall 2022

By Durham Reporter | Sep 19, 2024

Durham County's six universities admitted an estimated 17.2% of applicants for fall 2022, an increase over the previous year.

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Durham Public Schools District spends $999,464 on capital outlay in 2022-23

By Durham Reporter | Sep 13, 2024

Durham Public Schools District allocated a total of $999,464 from state funds to capital outlay in the 2022-23 school year, according to data gathered by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

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Student body in Durham County universities comprised mostly of Black or African American students in 2022-23 school year

By Durham Reporter | Aug 8, 2024

Enrollment data for the six universities in Durham County revealed Black or African American was the most common ethnicity among students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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Durham County Education: 38,423 students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

By Durham Reporter | Mar 25, 2024

There were 6.1% fewer students enrolled in Durham County schools in the 2022-23 school year.

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Durham County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2022-23 school year?

By Durham Reporter | Mar 10, 2024

For the 2022-23 school year, North Carolina Cyber Academy experienced the largest enrollment among Durham County schools.

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Northern High School student hit by a car on Friday afternoon

By Durham Reporter | Sep 20, 2023

A student at Northern High School in Durham, NC, was involved in a car accident on Friday afternoon, sustaining minor injuries. The incident occurred at approximately 3:30 p.m., and fortunately, there were no casualties.