Durham Public Schools Data Explorer

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Superintendent: Dr. Bert L’Homme

Number of Schools: 54

Number of Students, 2014-15: 33,626

Number of Teachers, 2014-15: 2,389

District Demographics, 2014-15

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
American Indian	79	65
Asian	435	374
Hispanic	4,667	4,496
Black	8,197	8,115
Pacific Islander	17	17
White	3,244	2,986
Multiracial	458	476
Total	17,097	16,529

Source: Durham Public Schools, 2014-15, Month 1, http://www.dpsnc.net/files/_FPAs6_/e1afc3e5c54d7f613745a49013852ec4/DPI_Month_1_Enrollment_Numbers_2014.15.pdf

Funding, 2015

Per Pupil Expenditure	$	Rank in State
Sate	5,705.27	78th
Federal	1,156.22	48th
Local	3,772.31	4th
Total	10,633.80	23rd

Source: DPI, Statistical Profile, Table 24, http://apps.schools.nc.gov/pls/apex/f?p=1:134:594061855264701::NO:::

Teacher Turnover, 2014-15

District Turnover Percent, 2014-15: 20.43%

State Turnover Percent, 2014-15: 14.84%

Rank: 16th

Source: DPI, 2014-15 State of the Teaching Profession in North Carolina Report, http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/educatoreffectiveness/surveys/leaving/2014-15turnoverreport.pdf

Graduation Rates, 2014-15

Source: DPI, http://accrpt.ncpublicschools.org/app/2015/cgr/

Suspensions and Expulsions, 2013-14

Gender	Race/Ethnicity	# Short Term Suspensions	# Long Term Suspensions
Female	American Indian	<10	<10
Female	Asian	<10	<10
Female	Hispanic	152	<10
Female	Black	1,261	11
Female	White	46	<10
Male	American Indian	<10	<10
Male	Asian	<10	<10
Male	Hispanic	414	<10
Male	Black	3,156	51
Male	White	184	<10
Male	Multiracial	<10	<10
Total		5,235	69

Source: DPI Consolidated Data Report, 2013-14, http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/research/discipline/reports/consolidated/2013-14/consolidated-report.pdf

School Performance

Here is an Excel file of data on school performance in DPS for 2014-15.

Here is a map of the school performance grades for schools for 2013-14 in the Durham Public Schools using the state’s formula of 80 percent achievement and 20 percent growth:

Here is a the same map using the formula of 20 percent achievement and 80 percent growth:

Source: Emily Antoszyk, Consider It Mapped, EdNC, https://www.ednc.org/map/2015/06/school-report-cards/