Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School

Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School is a K-5 school of low-enrollment scale in Atlanta, Georgia, overseen by Atlanta Public Schools, instructing 279 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 54% below typical.

Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School is one of 87 schools operated by Atlanta Public Schools, a district that educates 49,945 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School lists that nearly all students (95%) are Black; the rest looks like 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 43% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Fulton County's rate of about 62%.

After controlling for student poverty, Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 19.9%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Fulton County shows the typical household earns roughly $95,292 per year, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Fulton County runs 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), of which Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Charles L. Gideons Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 20.5%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School has contracted 27%, going from 381 students in 2018 to 279 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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