The School for Creative Studies
5001 Red Mill Rd, Durham, NC 27704
Schola Grade C · Average
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 The School for Creative Studies
The School for Creative Studies is a magnet high school in Durham, North Carolina, serving grades 6–12. It is part of Durham Public Schools. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Durham County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 350 students were enrolled, with about 10.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina high school (18.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 532 North Carolina high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 6–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 350 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.2 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 4
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Durham Public Schools
- County
- Durham County
- NCES school ID
- 370126000531
Schools near The School for Creative Studies
All 105 schools in Durham →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.