Durham Academy
Durham · NC · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Hill Learning Center → Hope Creek Academy → Hope Creek Academy → Durham Academy Middle School Div → Insight Colearning Center → Carolina Friends School → Emerson Waldorf School → Cresset Christian Academy →A parent's read
- Where graduates go: #1 feeder school to Duke; top 10 for UNC Chapel Hill. Durham Academy's own list (2021–2025), enrolled: UNC Chapel Hill (75), Duke (39), Davidson College (14), Wake Forest University (14), Elon (13). Feeder standing: #1 Duke, #2 UNC Chapel Hill.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school
Durham Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled (2021–2025): 164 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (75), Duke University (39), Davidson College (14). See the full list ↓
Feeder standing #1 feeder to Duke University · #2 to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — from its own published counts, ranked per class year
Their published matriculation list
Where their graduates enrolled
Durham Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 164 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.
Years, as the document states them
2021–2025
The ten largest counts, enrolled
Is my kid's college on this list?
The school down the road: Emerson Waldorf School
| College | Durham Academy | Emerson Waldorf School |
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Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.
All 164 colleges, as the document prints them
College · Students
and 134 more
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by Durham Academy — Colleges Attended — College Matriculation 2021–2025 ↗. Found at: full page body, three-column alphabetical table.
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How Durham Academy compares for families
What families should know about Durham Academy.
- ▸ LocallyNC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Hill Learning Center, Hope Creek Academy, Hope Creek Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Your state's public flagship
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $11,655/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Learning Center Durham |
Private | 0.2 | 167 | -5.1% |
| Hope Creek Academy Chapel Hill |
Private | 1.3 | 51 | -17.7% |
| Hope Creek Academy Durham |
Private | 1.3 | 51 | -19.0% |
| Durham Academy Middle School Div Durham |
Private | 1.5 | 1,195 | +215.3% |
| Insight Colearning Center Durham |
Private | 2.4 | 14 | — |
| Carolina Friends School Durham |
Private | 3.7 | 473 | -0.2% |
| Emerson Waldorf School Chapel Hill |
Private | 6.2 | 233 | +2.6% |
| Cresset Christian Academy Durham |
Private | 0.4 | 146 | -23.6% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantDurham Academy is a private high school in Durham, NC, enrolling 1,196 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.
Enrollment is up 0% from 2018 to 2022.
Durham Academy publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2021–2025: 164 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (75), Duke University (39), Davidson College (14), Wake Forest University (14), Elon University (13). Source: Colleges Attended — College Matriculation 2021–2025.
Durham Academy's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #1 Duke, #2 UNC Chapel Hill.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
Where do Durham Academy graduates go to college? Durham Academy publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2021–2025: 164 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (75), Duke University (39), Davidson College (14), Wake Forest University (14), Elon University (13). Source: Colleges Attended — College Matriculation 2021–2025.
Which colleges is Durham Academy a top feeder school to? Durham Academy's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #1 Duke, #2 UNC Chapel Hill.
How many students attend Durham Academy? Durham Academy is a private high school in Durham, NC, enrolling 1,196 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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