📍 3800 e Edison Ave, Fort Myers, Lee County, 33916
Dunbar High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fort Myers, Lee County. The school has 1,802 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carl C Burnside. It is part of the Lee school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 86.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dunbar High School enrolls 1,802 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 86.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,019 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 540 | 30% |
| White | 181 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 21 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
953 of the school's 1,802 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 953 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dunbar High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 78.
Dunbar High School is one of 122 schools in LEE, based in FORT MYERS, Florida. The district serves 102,506 students district-wide and employs 4,977 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,802 students, Dunbar High School is larger than the district average of about 840 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small