Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Chicago, Illinois

Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School in Chicago, Illinois enrolled 355 students in 2024-25 with 31.3 full-time teachers, 11.4 students per teacher against the Illinois high-school median of 13.5. 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, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (Illinois: 87.6%).

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

Enrollment fell 31% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

511 students in 2022-23, 397 students in 2023-24, 355 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.5 to 31.3.

Students enrolled at Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School by school year2022-23: 511, 2023-24: 397, 2024-25: 35502004006002022-235112023-243972024-25355
Students enrolled at Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School by school year2022-23: 511, 2023-24: 397, 2024-25: 35502004006002022-235112023-243972024-25355
Students enrolled at Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School by school year2022-23: 511, 2023-24: 397, 2024-25: 35502004006002022-235112023-243972024-25355
Students enrolled at Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School by school year2022-23: 511, 2023-24: 397, 2024-25: 35502004006002022-235112023-243972024-25355
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351136.514.0
2023-2439737.010.7
2024-2535531.311.4

11.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 of every 100 Illinois high schools

Among the 690 Illinois high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.5; 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, Illinois high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 79.8; This school 11.4; state median 13.5.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 13.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Illinois high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 79.8; This school 11.4; state median 13.5.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 13.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Illinois high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 79.8; This school 11.4; state median 13.5.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 13.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Illinois high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 79.8; This school 11.4; state median 13.5.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 13.5U.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).

One counselor per 245 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School enrolled 490 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 245 of the 490 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions16
  • Chronically absent91.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

96.1% of students were Black, 2.8% Hispanic, 0.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black96.1%
  2. Hispanic2.8%
  3. White0.6%
  4. Asian0.3%
  5. Two or more races0.3%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-225% or less20%29.9%
Math, 2022-235% or lessnot published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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

75-79% of the 104 students in Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. 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 districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate75‑79%83%87.6%
Students in the class10425,742149,998

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 Chicago

150 public high schools in Chicago report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lane Technical High School4,60416.6not reported
Taft High School4,48716.3not reported
Curie Metropolitan High School3,09915.7not reported
Kenwood Academy High School2,26817.4not reported
Young Magnet High School2,22317.1not reported
Lincoln Park High School2,21417.0not reported
Jones College Prep High School1,95416.9not reported
Mather High School1,77714.7not reported

All public schools in Chicago →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School

  1. YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside LeadershipThe nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 103 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Chicago Military Academy High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 209 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School with YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside LeadershipStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Chicago Public Schools spends per student$22,699 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,699
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisDunbar Vocational Career Acad High School is the number 403 by size of 708 Illinois high schools open in 2024-25.#403 of 708
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.5 for high schools.11.4:1
  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 Vocational Career Acad High School

  1. How many students attend Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School?
    355 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 511 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Chicago, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School?
    11.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for high schools is 13.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School a Title I school?
    Dunbar Vocational Career Acad 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 Vocational Career Acad High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois'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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School?
    75-79% of the 104 students in Dunbar Vocational Career Acad High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. 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 Vocational Career Acad High School in?
    Chicago Public Schools, NCES district ID 1709930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170993000588 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, 2021-22 and 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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