Durham High School (California)

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Durham High School
Address
Durham High School (California)
9455 Putney Drive

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95938

United States
Coordinates 39°38′53″N121°48′05″W / 39.6479400°N 121.8013656°W / 39.6479400; -121.8013656 [1]
Information
Established1922
StatusOpen
School districtDurham Unified School District
PrincipalMarty Wilkes
Teaching staff18.27 [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment310 (2022-23) [2]
Average class size85-95
Student to teacher ratio16.97 [2]
Campus typeSuburban [2]
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MascotTrojan
Website Durham High School

Durham High School is a public secondary school in Durham, California, United States. Durham High is located in the heart of an agricultural community. Durham High School's current enrollment is around 300 students.

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History

Durham High School was founded in 1922

Campus

Durham High School is located on a 55 acres (220,000 m2) campus that also contains the elementary, intermediate and continuation schools as well as the district offices.

Curriculum

Extracurricular activities

Organizations available to Durham students include Big Sister Little Sister, Block D, California Scholarship Federation, Cinema Club, Girls Block, Harry Potter Club, FFA, and Interact.

Durham High School fields teams in interscholastic competition in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, track and field, volleyball and wrestling. They compete in the California Interscholastic Federation Northern Section.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. "Durham High School". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "School Detail for Durham High". National Center for Education Statistics.