Dunbar High School
Public high school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades 9–12
Dunbar High School serves 821 students in grades 9–12 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 132 schools in Fort Worth ISD. By enrollment it is the 671st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 55.43 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Fort Worth ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481970001853 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fort Worth ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 821 | 70,405 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 15.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.6% | 83.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 57% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Dunbar High School in context
Size
Dunbar High School is the 14th largest of Fort Worth ISD's 26 high schools; its 821 students are 1.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 410; Dunbar High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 228 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 174, against an average of 205 per grade. This year grade 12 has 24% fewer students than grade 9 (174 against 228). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 58.1% here and 18.6% across Fort Worth ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 36.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 83.1% across Fort Worth ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 55.43 full-time-equivalent teachers for 821 students, Dunbar High School has 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 821 students would have about 58.6 teachers, so Dunbar High School has 3.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Dunbar High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is New Heights, 0.1 miles away in New Heights. Within 10 miles there are 56 other high schools, 11 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 58.1% |
| Hispanic | 36.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
| White | 2.3% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 228 |
| Grade 10 | 196 |
| Grade 11 | 223 |
| Grade 12 | 174 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5700 Ramey Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76112
Phone: (817)815-3000
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dunbar High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Heights | New Heights | 0.1 mi | 588 | 32.4 | – |
| Young Men's Leadership Academy | Fort Worth ISD | 0.9 mi | 418 | 11.3 | 74.4% |
| Eastern Hills High School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.9 mi | 1,189 | 15.4 | 89.2% |
| Metro Opportunity | Fort Worth ISD | 2.8 mi | 73 | 5.3 | 95.9% |
| Arlington College and Career High School | Arlington ISD | 2.8 mi | 340 | 17.9 | 78.2% |
| Paint Rock Panther Academy | Paint Rock ISD | 2.9 mi | 23 | 5.1 | – |
| Uplift Mighty Prep High School | Uplift Education | 3.0 mi | 402 | 14.9 | 88.3% |
| Polytechnic High School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.4 mi | 1,375 | 16.9 | 91.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.