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Dunkirk Senior High School

๐Ÿ“ 75 W 6th St, Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, 14048

882
Pupils
10.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dunkirk Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dunkirk, Chautauqua County. The school has 882 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dunkirk City School District school district. It serves grades 7โ€“12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 83.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. 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.

School details

School district
Dunkirk City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Dunkirk Senior High School enrolls 882 students across grades 7โ€“12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 83.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.

Male students
448 (51%)
Female students
434 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
83.3
Student-teacher ratio
10.6:1
Grade span
7โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 4.6% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino50257%
White30334%
Two or more races414.6%
Black or African American343.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

591 of the school's 882 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 591 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.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades 7โ€“12Title I

Dunkirk Senior High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 57, state house district 150.

School district: DUNKIRK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Dunkirk Senior High School is one of 5 schools in DUNKIRK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in DUNKIRK, New York. The district serves 1,980 students district-wide and employs 172 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 882 students, Dunkirk Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 396 students per school.

1,980
District students
5
Schools
172
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

87%
Math proficient
72%
Graduation rate
21%
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 (9) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Town - Distant

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