DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOL

Set in DUNNELLON, Florida, DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOL is a sprawling high school, one of the schools within MARION. It caters to 1,562 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 51% larger than the state mean of about 1,035.

MARION comprises 62 schools with combined enrollment of 46,349 students; DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOL logs that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 38% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 51% of students at DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 55.4%; actual is 41.1%, a gap of -14.3 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Marion County shows median household earnings sit near $61,010, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 68 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 46,349 students).

DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 53.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 30%: 1,197 students in 2018 compared to 1,562 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 28% to 38% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.