Research Triangle High School
Durham · NC · Research Triangle High School · Public charter
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Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies → Hillside High → Panther Creek High → Accelerator School Llc → Faith Assembly Christian Academy → C E Jordan High → Green Hope High → Durham Academy Middle School Div →📋 At a glance
- 📚 16 AP courses offered — Elite
- 🔢 4 calculus classes · 7 physics · 7 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: 82th percentile nationally
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: 63th percentile by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 97% (90th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Research Triangle High School compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 18% nationally with 16 AP courses.
- ▸ 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: Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies, Hillside High, Panther Creek High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
82th percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2163th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
90th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -0.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 572 students:
≈ 8 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $9,877 per student in district revenue, the 8 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $79,016/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies Morrisville |
Public | 3.5 | 260 | +108.0% |
| Hillside High Durham |
Public | 4.3 | 1,433 | -2.8% |
| Panther Creek High Cary |
Public | 4.5 | 2,609 | +12.2% |
| Accelerator School Llc Morrisville |
Private | 4.8 | 48 | — |
| Faith Assembly Christian Academy Durham |
Private | 5.1 | 42 | — |
| C E Jordan High Durham |
Public | 5.3 | 2,189 | +12.9% |
| Green Hope High Cary |
Public | 6.2 | 2,304 | +11.3% |
| Durham Academy Middle School Div Durham |
Private | 6.4 | 1,195 | +215.3% |