Dunwoody High School

Dunwoody High School, a sprawling high school in Dunwoody, Georgia, operated by DeKalb County, works with 2,012 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 1,120 students each, so Dunwoody High School sits 80% above that benchmark.

Within DeKalb County, which oversees 131 schools and 92,088 students, Dunwoody High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Dunwoody High School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 37% White, 14% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Dunwoody High School has 122 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 36% of students at Dunwoody High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against DeKalb County (around 77%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dunwoody High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.6%, the actual is 45.2%, a residual of -13.4 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for DeKalb County put median household income runs about $80,644, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Dunwoody High School is one of 154 public schools in DeKalb County (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students).

The closest other public school is Vanderlyn Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dunwoody High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Dunwoody High School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 1,993 (now 2,012). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 28% to 39%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Dunwoody High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.