PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL

PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL, a reasonably sized intermediate school in FORT MYERS, Florida, run under LEE, hosts 999 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 794 students each, so PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 26% bigger than that benchmark.

PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 116 schools operated by LEE, a district that educates 102,524 students overall.

On demographics, PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 31% Black, 21% White, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the income-and-resources front, PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 46% of students at PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.0%; this one delivers 44.6%.

Across the wider county, census data for Lee County shows median household income runs about $76,107, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lee County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,524 students), PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: RAY V. POTTORF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 41.3%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL has increased 3%, going from 973 students in 2018 to 999 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 33% to 40%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.