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Durham, North Carolina Private Schools (Closed)

Agape Corner Boarding School

Gr: NS-12 | 28 students

Specialized Curriculum (Christian)

1217 Holloway St

Durham, NC 27701

(919) 682-0546

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The Studio School Of Durham

Gr: K-6 | 35 students

Avg. class size: 17 students

1201 W Woodcroft Parkway

Durham, NC 27713

(919) 967-2700

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Tabernacle Of Life Christian School

Gr: 4-6 | 5 students

Christian

2400 Sovereign St

Durham, NC 27705

(919) 286-5860

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Tutorial -1/2 Christian Schools

Gr: PK-3 | 14 students

Alternative School (Christian)

3026 Holloway St

Durham, NC 27703

(919) 596-8212

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Durham, NC Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+12.1% (+4 schools) 10-yr

7,784

Students

+34.0% (+1,974 students) 10-yr

$17,900

Avg. Tuition

+103.2% (+$9,092) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+7.1% (+1 student) 10-yr

44%

Students of Color

+37.5% (+12.0 pp) 10-yr

8:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+14.3% (+1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Durham)

This State (NC)

# Schools

37 Schools

882 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Durham, NC Total Schools
2025	37
2024	38
2023	38
2022	35
2021	38
2020	39
2019	39
2018	37
2017	35
2016	36
2015	33

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# Students

7,784 Students

137,055 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	219	179	179
2024	213	171	172
2023	188	169	174
2022	201	173	185
2021	185	166	180
2020	179	157	171
2019	171	162	175
2018	180	158	172
2017	191	175	180
2016	176	172	178
2015	187	164	167

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% Students of Color

44%

24%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	43%	24%	34%
2024	39%	23%	34%
2023	38%	23%	33%
2022	38%	21%	33%
2021	37%	21%	32%
2020	35%	20%	32%
2019	35%	20%	31%
2018	32%	19%	31%
2017	35%	21%	32%
2016	35%	21%	32%
2015	32%	21%	32%

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0.69

0.58

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	0.69	0.58	0.65
2024	0.69	0.58	0.65
2023	0.68	0.58	0.65
2022	0.67	0.56	0.64
2021	0.67	0.55	0.64
2020	0.67	0.54	0.64
2019	0.66	0.53	0.63
2018	0.66	0.53	0.63
2017	0.63	0.51	0.61
2016	0.62	0.51	0.61
2015	0.62	0.50	0.61

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# American Indian Students

8 Students

641 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

408 Students

4,215 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	7%	4%	5%
2024	6%	4%	5%
2023	5%	4%	5%
2022	5%	3%	4%
2021	5%	3%	4%
2020	5%	4%	4%
2019	4%	3%	4%
2018	4%	3%	4%
2017	2%	3%	4%
2016	2%	2%	4%
2015	2%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

427 Students

5,804 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	7%	5%	9%
2024	7%	5%	9%
2023	5%	4%	9%
2022	5%	3%	8%
2021	5%	3%	9%
2020	5%	3%	9%
2019	4%	3%	8%
2018	4%	3%	8%
2017	4%	2%	8%
2016	4%	2%	8%
2015	4%	2%	8%

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# Black Students

907 Students

9,651 Students

% Black Students

14%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	14%	7%	7%
2024	15%	7%	7%
2023	16%	7%	8%
2022	16%	7%	7%
2021	16%	7%	7%
2020	16%	7%	8%
2019	15%	7%	7%
2018	15%	7%	7%
2017	14%	6%	7%
2016	14%	7%	7%
2015	14%	7%	8%

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# White Students

3,006 Students

79,836 Students

% White Students

47%

59%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	48%	59%	52%
2024	48%	60%	52%
2023	48%	59%	52%
2022	49%	62%	54%
2021	49%	63%	54%
2020	49%	64%	54%
2019	50%	64%	56%
2018	51%	65%	56%
2017	54%	66%	58%
2016	55%	66%	58%
2015	55%	67%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

10 Students

496 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

1,657 Students

34,468 Students

% of Others Students

26%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	24%	25%	26%
2024	24%	24%	26%
2023	26%	26%	25%
2022	24%	25%	25%
2021	24%	24%	25%
2020	24%	22%	24%
2019	26%	23%	24%
2018	25%	22%	23%
2017	25%	23%	22%
2016	24%	23%	22%
2015	24%	21%	21%

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# Teachers

995 Teachers

13,667 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	8:1	10:1	11:1
2024	8:1	10:1	11:1
2023	8:1	10:1	11:1
2022	7:1	10:1	11:1
2021	7:1	10:1	11:1
2020	7:1	10:1	12:1
2019	8:1	10:1	12:1
2018	8:1	10:1	12:1
2017	7:1	10:1	12:1
2016	7:1	10:1	12:1
2015	7:1	10:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

50%

48%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	50%	47%	55%
2024	53%	47%	54%
2023	54%	48%	54%
2022	54%	47%	54%
2021	53%	48%	54%
2020	52%	47%	54%
2019	53%	46%	53%
2018	42%	45%	53%
2017	36%	44%	53%
2016	40%	42%	52%
2015	38%	43%	52%

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Average Class Size

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	14	15	15
2024	14	15	15
2023	14	15	15
2022	15	15	15
2021	14	15	15
2020	14	15	15
2019	14	15	15
2018	15	15	15
2017	15	15	15
2016	15	15	15
2015	14	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

10 courses

11 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	12	11	13
2024	12	10	12
2023	12	10	11
2022	12	10	11
2021	12	10	11
2020	16	10	11
2019	16	10	11
2018	16	10	11
2017	16	10	10
2016	10	10	10
2015	11	10	10

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Average SAT score

1318

(Out of 1600)

1207

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	1318	1210	1233
2024	1318	1208	1230
2023	1350	1213	1228
2022	1350	1213	1229
2021	1294	1208	1229
2020	1294	1225	1226
2019	1336	1219	1226
2018	1415	1215	1226
2017	1400	1217	1233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	31	26	26
2024	31	26	26
2023	32	26	26
2022	32	26	26
2021	30	26	26
2020	30	26	25
2019	32	26	25
2018	32	26	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$17,900

$13,306

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	$16,919	$13,414	$15,012
2024	$14,569	$11,105	$13,254
2023	$12,028	$10,360	$12,626
2022	$12,144	$9,667	$12,187
2021	$10,114	$9,687	$11,800
2020	$10,477	$9,867	$11,512
2019	$10,477	$9,799	$11,293
2018	$9,769	$9,218	$11,017
2017	$8,595	$8,839	$10,708
2016	$8,450	$8,755	$10,356
2015	$8,808	$9,160	$9,939

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Average Summer Program Cost

$1,040

$743

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	$1,250	$737	$1,152
2024	$1,223	$697	$1,128
2023	$1,098	$645	$1,156
2022	$1,098	$644	$1,102
2021	$1,098	$617	$1,125
2020	$1,573	$762	$1,217
2019	$1,573	$619	$1,305
2018	$1,573	$1,056	$1,108

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Average % on Financial Aid

34%

31%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	35%	30%	34%
2024	33%	28%	34%
2023	31%	28%	34%
2022	31%	27%	33%
2021	28%	27%	33%
2020	26%	25%	32%
2019	26%	24%	31%
2018	21%	21%	30%
2017	19%	21%	30%
2016	18%	20%	29%
2015	18%	20%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$8,377

$5,509

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	$8,361	$5,515	$7,073
2024	$7,095	$5,459	$6,930
2023	$7,081	$5,483	$6,469
2022	$6,611	$4,974	$6,289
2021	$5,943	$4,960	$6,055
2020	$5,943	$5,013	$5,921
2019	$5,943	$5,020	$5,795
2018	$5,943	$4,398	$5,456
2017	$7,112	$4,773	$5,319
2016	$6,189	$4,840	$5,105
2015	$5,948	$4,885	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$7 million

$46.06 million

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Endowment Trends (2022-2025)
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	$3 M	$47 M	$60 M
2024	$3 M	$19 M	$59 M
2023	$1 M	$18 M	$71 M
2022	$1 M	$19 M	$76 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

68%

82%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Durham, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	65%	81%	81%
2024	71%	86%	85%
2023	71%	87%	85%
2022	71%	87%	85%
2021	67%	86%	85%
2020	69%	86%	85%
2019	68%	86%	85%
2018	68%	86%	85%
2017	64%	86%	85%
2016	69%	87%	85%
2015	67%	88%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

8 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Durham, NC?

The private schools in Durham, NC include Duke School, Durham Academy, and Carolina Friends School.

How many private schools are located in Durham?

37 private schools are located in Durham.

How much do private schools cost in Durham?

The average tuition cost is $17,900, which is higher than the North Carolina private school average tuition cost of $13,306.

How diverse are private schools in Durham?

Durham private schools are approximately 44% minority students, which is higher than the North Carolina private school average of 24%.

What percentage of students in Durham go to private school?

15% of all K-12 students in Durham are educated in private schools (compared to the NC state average of 8%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Durham?

41% of private schools in Durham are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Baptist).

Which private schools in Durham are often viewed compared to one another?

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