City of Medicine Academy
Public · Grades 9–13 · 329 students
Northern High
4622 N Roxboro Street, Durham, NC 27704
Grades
9–12
High
Students
1,281
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Durham Public Schools
Durham County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 532 North Carolina high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Northern High
Northern High is a public high school in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Durham Public Schools. The school is located in a large city in Durham County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,281 students were enrolled, with about 18.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical North Carolina high school (18.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 532 North Carolina high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,281 students
- Students per teacher
- 18.3 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 13
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Durham Public Schools
- County
- Durham County
- NCES school ID
- 370126000545
Schools near Northern High
All 105 schools in Durham →
Lakeview School
Alternative · Grades 6–12 · 52 students
Riverside High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,900 students
Durham School of the Arts
Magnet · Grades 6–12 · 1,764 students
The School for Creative Studies
Magnet · Grades 6–12 · 350 students
Discovery Charter
Charter · Grades 6–11 · 453 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.