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Dunwoody High School

๐Ÿ“ 5035 Vermack Rd, Dunwoody, DeKalb County, 30338

2,040
Pupils
17.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dunwoody High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dunwoody, DeKalb County. The school has 2,040 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 118 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 98 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
DeKalb County

Enrollment & staffing

Dunwoody High School enrolls 2,040 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 118 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.

Male students
1,064 (52%)
Female students
976 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
118
Student-teacher ratio
17.3:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White82841%
Hispanic or Latino70635%
Black or African American30915%
Asian1356.6%
Two or more races562.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native4<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

555 of the school's 2,040 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 491 qualify for free lunch and 64 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 9โ€“12

Dunwoody High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-40, state senate district 40, state house district 79.

School district: DeKalb County

Dunwoody High School is one of 131 schools in DeKalb County, based in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The district serves 91,752 students district-wide and employs 6,250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,040 students, Dunwoody High School is larger than the district average of about 700 students per school.

91,752
District students
131
Schools
6,250
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
19%
Math proficient
89%
Graduation rate
8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (98) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Small

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