📍 101 N St. NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001
Dunbar HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has 868 pupils enrolled. It is part of the District of Columbia Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dunbar HS enrolls 868 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 802 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 6.9% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Dunbar HS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 5.
Dunbar HS is one of 116 schools in District of Columbia Public Schools, based in Washington, District Of Columbia. The district serves 51,904 students district-wide and employs 4,389 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 868 students, Dunbar HS is larger than the district average of about 447 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large