About CARTER SCHOOL

Carter Community School is a public school of choice, approved by the North Carolina State Board of Education in July 1998, to provide education to students in grades K through 12.

Any student eligible to attend traditional public schools in North Carolina is eligible to attend charter schools. To this end, Carter Community Charter School follows the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and participates in all state required tests and administrations.

Carter Community Charter School, located in Durham’s historic Walltown community, has experienced significant changes since its approval to operate in 1998. One notable change was the request of the original Board of Directors to change the grade structure from K-12 to K-8. Another significant change involved the transfer of the charter (the contract with the state to operate) from the original non-profit organization to the current, Carter Community Charter School, which still operates as a non-profit organization.