Dunbar High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Fort Myers, Florida

Dunbar High School in Fort Myers, Florida enrolled 1,734 students in 2024-25 with 78.8 full-time teachers, 22.0 students per teacher against the Florida high-school median of 21.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 52.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 83% (Florida: 88%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

1,802 students in 2022-23, 1,762 students in 2023-24, 1,734 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 86.7 to 78.8.

Students enrolled at Dunbar High School by school year2022-23: 1,802, 2023-24: 1,762, 2024-25: 1,73405001k1.5k2k2022-231,8022023-241,7622024-251,734
Students enrolled at Dunbar High School by school year2022-23: 1,802, 2023-24: 1,762, 2024-25: 1,73405001k1.5k2k2022-231,8022023-241,7622024-251,734
Students enrolled at Dunbar High School by school year2022-23: 1,802, 2023-24: 1,762, 2024-25: 1,73405001k1.5k2k2022-231,8022023-241,7622024-251,734
Students enrolled at Dunbar High School by school year2022-23: 1,802, 2023-24: 1,762, 2024-25: 1,73405001k1.5k2k2022-231,8022023-241,7622024-251,734
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,80286.720.8
2023-241,76280.821.8
2024-251,73478.822.0

22.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 of every 100 Florida high schools

Among the 730 Florida high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Dunbar High School 22.0; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherDunbar High School 22.0state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Dunbar High School 22.0; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherDunbar High School 22.0state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Dunbar High School 22.0; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherDunbar High School 22.0state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Dunbar High School 22.0; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherDunbar High School 22.0state median 21.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

7 AP courses and one counselor per 295 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dunbar High School enrolled 1,767 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 91 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses7
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 295 of the 1,767 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions91
  • Chronically absent49.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.3% of students were Hispanic, 29.7% Black, 7.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic59.3%
  2. Black29.7%
  3. White7.9%
  4. Two or more races1.7%
  5. Asian1.3%
  6. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Dunbar High School scored proficient or above: 25% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Math25%53% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

83% of the 374 students in Dunbar High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtFlorida
Four-year graduation rate83%85%88%
Students in the class3747,144208,274

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Fort Myers

12 public high schools in Fort Myers report 2024-25 enrollment; Dunbar High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Riverdale High School1,91624.940.6%
Fort Myers High School1,83523.330.6%
Dunbar High School1,73422.047.5%
South Fort Myers High School1,69323.047.5%
Cypress Lake High School1,42922.434.6%
Gateway Charter High School60426.345.9%
Island Park High School29642.345.3%
City of Palms Charter High School10426.033.7%

All public schools in Fort Myers →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Dunbar High School

  1. Success AcademyThe nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 84 students, 4.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Young Parent Education ProgramThe next nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 48 students, 5.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Dunbar High School with Success AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lee County Schools spends per student$12,108 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,108
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaDunbar High School is the number 226 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#226 of 818
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher22.0 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.22.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Dunbar High School

  1. How many students attend Dunbar High School?
    1,734 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,802 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Fort Myers, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Dunbar High School?
    22.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for high schools is 21.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Dunbar High School a Title I school?
    Dunbar High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Dunbar High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Dunbar High School scored proficient or above: 25% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Dunbar High School?
    83% of the 374 students in Dunbar High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Dunbar High School in?
    Lee County Schools, NCES district ID 1201080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120108004368 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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