Dunbar Early College High School

Dunbar Early College High School is a moderately sized 9-12 campus in Dayton, Ohio, overseen by Dayton City. The school caters to 542 students in grades 9 through 12.

Within Dayton City, which oversees 26 schools and 12,118 students, Dunbar Early College High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dunbar Early College High School reports that 84% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest consists of 7% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Dunbar Early College High School records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Dunbar Early College High School higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,139 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students), of which Dunbar Early College High School is one.

The closest other public school is Louise Troy Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dunbar Early College High School.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 605 students in 2018 compared to 542 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 91% to 84%.

Inside the community feed, members of the Dunbar Early College High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.