Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi

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Regular School · Durham, NC

Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi is a regular school school in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades 09–12 with 1,384 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.2:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,384

Teachers (FTE)

65.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

21.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	668	48%
Black or African American	624	45%
Two or more races	46	3%
White	32	2%
Asian	7	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
Total enrollment	1,384	787M / 597F

English Language Learners: 264 (19% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	28.0% -13.9pp	41.9%	223
Reading Proficiency	30.0% -16.9pp	46.9%	260
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	168
4-Year Graduation Rate	88.0%	—

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (9)

70 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

76 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

252

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

141

10.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

679

49.1% 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.)	1,384	100%

Contact & Location

800 Clayton Road

Durham, NC 27703

Phone: (919)560-3968

http://www.Southern.dpsnc.net/

District

Durham Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,050

District enrollment: 31,531

Other Schools in District

View all 55 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 27703) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370126000550

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