Highlights in the History of Durham Public Schools
In 1952, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at Hillside High School, which was one of the Southeast’s highest ranking black high schools.
1958 Rencher N. Harris became the first black member of the Durham School board
1970 Durham County elementary schools were fully integrated
1972 attempted merger of the Durham City School System and the Durham County School System
1992 the Durham County School System and the Durham City School System merged to form Durham Public Schools
Superintendents past and present
January 2010-June 2010 Hank Hurd (Interim Superintendent)
2006-2009 Dr. Carl E. Harris
1997-2006 Dr. Ann T. Denlinger
1994-1997 Theodore R. Drain
1992-1993 C. Owen Phillips
1992 Kenneth Brunson
District 1 seats
2002-2006 Jackie WagStaff
2006-2010 Omega Curtis Parker
Fast Facts
46 public schools in the system
28 elementary (k-5)
8 middle (6-8)
2 secondary (6-12)
1 hospital school (8th largest school system in North Carolina)