Dunbar High School (Dayton, Ohio)

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Dunbar High School
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Dunbar High School (Dayton, Ohio)
1400 Albritton Drive

Dayton
,
Ohio
45408

United States
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School typePublic Secondary School
Founded1931
School board Dayton Public Schools
PrincipalCrystal Phillips
Staff33.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment496 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.03 [1]
Language English
Area Urban
Color(s)Blue and White   
Athletics conference Dayton City League
Mascot Wolverine
Team nameDayton Dunbar Wolverines
Website Dunbar High School Website

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is part of Dayton City Schools. The school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and serves approximately 550 students. The school is named after poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, a Dayton native. The school mascot is the wolverine.

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About

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is the only historically African-American high school in Dayton. It was created to educate African-American youth and to employ teachers of color. The school originally opened on Summit Street in 1933 and graduated its first class in 1936. In 1962 a new Dunbar high school was opened and the original building was renamed MacFarlane Elementary after Paul Laurence Dunbar's first principal, Mr. Frederic Charles MacFarlane. [2] MacFarlane later became a middle school, it closed in 2003 and was razed in 2005. [3] [4] [5]

Dunbar competes in the Dayton City League.

Notable alumni

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dunbar Early College High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  2. ↑ Alumni Association, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (2005). 70 Anniversary History Book. Dayton, OH: Printer, J&L Graphics. pp. Section III, pp. 35–109.
  3. ↑ Babcock, Jim (March 14, 2004). "FOND MEMORIES, GOOD BARGAINS AT MACFARLANE - Original Dunbar High scheduled for wrecking ball". Dayton Daily News . p. B1.
  4. ↑ "Regional Headlines". Dayton Daily News . April 8, 2005. p. B2.
  5. ↑ "Dunbar Early College High School".
  6. ↑ Montz, Dylan (January 28, 2018). "Football: Four-star WR Joseph Scates picks Cyclones". The Ames Tribune. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  7. ↑ Gnau, Thomas (August 14, 2019). "Dunbar grad is first Dem candidate seeking party's nod vs. Turner". Dayton Daily News . Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  8. 1 2 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site" . Retrieved June 5, 2017.

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