Discovery Charter

Charter

Regular School · Durham, NC

Discovery Charter is a charter regular school school in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades 06–11 with 453 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.

Level

Secondary

Grades

06 – 11

Enrollment

453

Teachers (FTE)

29.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	230	51%
Black or African American	114	25%
Hispanic/Latino	58	13%
Two or more races	46	10%
Asian	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	453	257M / 196F

English Language Learners: 3 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35-39%	41.9%	185
Reading Proficiency	50-54%	46.9%	182
Science Proficiency	70-79%	—	37

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

1.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	453	100%

Contact & Location

PO Box 72117

Durham, NC 27722

Phone: (984)888-5504

http://w.DiscoveryCharterDurham.org

District

Discovery Charter School

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,943

District enrollment: 332

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 27722) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370041803428

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD