DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL

DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL operates as a middle-of-the-pack four-year high school in DUNEDIN, Florida, one of the schools within PINELLAS. Current enrollment sits at 1,221 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL is one of 151 schools operated by PINELLAS, a district that enrolls 87,955 students overall.

Looking at the student body, DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Pinellas County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.4:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pinellas County (around 45%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Pinellas County shows median household earnings sit near $72,646, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pinellas County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students), of which DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is SAN JOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.5%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL has fell 12%, going from 1,382 students in 2018 to 1,221 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 today.

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