📍 445 Union Ave., Bridgeport, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 06607
Paul Laurence Dunbar School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bridgeport, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. The school has 368 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bridgeport School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
Paul Laurence Dunbar School enrolls 368 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 38% Black or African American and 4.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 193 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 141 | 38% |
| White | 17 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
327 of the school's 368 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Paul Laurence Dunbar School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Paul Laurence Dunbar School is one of 36 schools in Bridgeport School District, based in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The district serves 20,022 students district-wide and employs 1,446 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 368 students, Paul Laurence Dunbar School is smaller than the district average of about 556 students per school.
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