Dunbar High School (Dayton, Ohio)

Dunbar High School
Address
Map
1400 Albritton Drive

Dayton
,
Ohio
45408

United States
Information
School typePublic Secondary School
Founded1931
School boardDayton Public Schools
PrincipalCrystal Phillips
Staff33.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment496 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.03[1]
LanguageEnglish
AreaUrban
Color(s)Blue and White    
Athletics conferenceDayton City League
MascotWolverine
Team nameDayton Dunbar Wolverines
WebsiteDunbar High School Website

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is part of Dayton City Schools. The school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and serves approximately 550 students. The school is named after poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, a Dayton native. The school mascot is the wolverine.

About

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is the only historically African-American high school in Dayton. It was created to educate African-American youth and to employ teachers of color. The school originally opened on Summit Street in 1933 and graduated its first class in 1936. In 1962 a new Dunbar high school was opened and the original building was renamed MacFarlane Elementary after Paul Laurence Dunbar's first principal, Mr. Frederic Charles MacFarlane.[2] MacFarlane later became a middle school, it closed in 2003 and was razed in 2005.[3][4][5]

Dunbar competes in the Dayton City League.

Notable alumni

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association
  • Boys Basketball – 1987, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012
  • Boys Track and Field – 1948, 1963, 1964, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017[7]
    • Boys Track and Field Runners Up - 1962, 1965, 1970, 1984, 2001, 2011, 2018
  • Boys Track & Field Indoor State Champions (OATCCC) - 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016,2017,2018
    • Boys Track & Field Indoor State Runner Up (OATCCC) - 2010
    • Boys Track & Field Track Program has produced 18 Track & Field All Americans[citation needed]
  • Girls Basketball – 1991 [7]
  • Girls Track & Field State Runner Up - 2000
  • Girls Indoor State Runner Up- 2017

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dunbar Early College High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Alumni Association, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (2005). 70 Anniversary History Book. Dayton, OH: Printer, J&L Graphics. pp. Section III, pp. 35–109.
  3. ^ Babcock, Jim (March 14, 2004). "FOND MEMORIES, GOOD BARGAINS AT MACFARLANE - Original Dunbar High scheduled for wrecking ball". Dayton Daily News. p. B1.
  4. ^ "Regional Headlines". Dayton Daily News. April 8, 2005. p. B2.
  5. ^ "Dunbar Early College High School".
  6. ^ Montz, Dylan (28 January 2018). "Football: Four-star WR Joseph Scates picks Cyclones". The Ames Tribune. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2017-06-05.

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