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Kestrel Heights School, NC: schools, enrollment and spending

Kestrel Heights School runs 1 public school with 421 students in grades K to 8. Its ratio of 14.5 students per teacher is 1.8 lower than the North Carolina figure of 16.3.

At a glance

Schools
1
Students
421
Teachers (FTE)
29
Students per teacher
14.5
NC: 16.3 · US: 15.3
Address
4700 South Alston Ave., Durham, NC 27713
County
Durham County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
K to 8
Agency type
Charter agency
NCES district ID
3700055
State district ID
NC-32D
School counselors (FTE)
2.0About 211 students per counselor.
Charter schools
1
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Students per teacher compared

This district14.5
North Carolina16.3
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (429), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$5.4 million
Federal revenue
$149,000
State revenue
$3.4 million
Local revenue
$1.9 million
Total spending
$5.0 million
Spending per pupil
$11,538
Salaries
$2.5 million50.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 2.7%
  • State: 63.0%
  • Local: 34.2%

North Carolina overall

  • Federal: 12.1%
  • State: 61.7%
  • Local: 26.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$11,538
North Carolina$11,869
United States$16,826

Schools in Kestrel Heights School

By level: 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Kestrel Heights SchoolCharterElementaryK to 842114.5

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.