Dunwoody High School in Dunwoody GA

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Compare Details Dunwoody High School ranks better than 70.6% of high schools in Georgia. It also ranks 5^th among 24 ranked high schools in the DeKalb County School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.58. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Dunwoody High School has the largest high school student body size in the DeKalb County School District. Student population at Dunwoody High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (44.6%), Hispanic (30.5%), African American (14.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 22.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dunwoody High School is 15.7. 17 high schools in the DeKalb County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Dunwoody High School employs 136 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dunwoody High School is $10,114. 22 high schools in the DeKalb County School District spend more per student.

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Dunwoody High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dunwoody High School 126^th of 429 Georgia public high schools. (See Dunwoody High School in the ranking list.)

DeKalb County:

SchoolDigger ranks DeKalb County 142^nd of 198 Georgia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dunwoody High School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	GA State Percentile
2006	63.00	100^th	335	70.1%
2007	67.57	88^th	358	75.4%
2008	70.02	90^th	370	75.7%
2009	63.48	118^th	372	68.3%
2010	73.70	79^th	384	79.4%
2011	65.30	124^th	402	69.2%
2012	63.18	123^rd	396	68.9%
2013	58.14	147^th	425	65.4%
2014	61.37	120^th	425	71.8%
2015	71.82	60^th	435	86.2%
2016	77.12	41^st	426	90.4%
2017	67.75	66^th	420	84.3%
2018	65.49	94^th	428	78.0%
2019	63.00	100^th	438	77.2%
2021	50.62	161^st	410	60.7%
2022	57.58	126^th	429	70.6%

Data source: test scores: Georgia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

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by a parent
Monday, March 26, 2012

Dunwoody High School has improved over the past several years. I'm sure it will continue to improve as well. There are more and more kids taking AP's and scoring a 3 or better. There are more kids graduating and going to higher education. They have an incredible Finance Academy headed by Steve Fortenberry. They have excellent sports program for boys as well as girls. Construction was just completed last year which updated the science labs, added classrooms and a beautiful auditorium. Dunwoody High School is supported heavily by local businesses and a very active PTA and Booster Club. School spirit is everywhere in the Dunwoody community. GO WILDCATS! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Dunwoody High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1778	1778
1991	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	1209	1209
1992	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1186	1186
1993	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1099	1099
1994	731	419	87	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	1262
1995	590	640	91	24	2	n/a	n/a	0	1347
1996	590	640	91	24	2	n/a	n/a	0	1347
1997	551	615	100	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	1294
1998	675	759	124	50	1	n/a	n/a	0	1609
1999	643	675	115	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	1490
2000	575	634	107	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	1389
2001	518	586	90	81	1	n/a	n/a	0	1276
2002	531	484	86	108	2	n/a	n/a	0	1211
2003	531	484	86	108	2	n/a	n/a	0	1211
2004	563	475	82	139	2	n/a	n/a	0	1261
2005	561	439	97	146	2	n/a	n/a	31	1276
2006	612	473	102	166	3	n/a	n/a	33	1389
2007	627	475	87	169	2	n/a	n/a	30	1390
2008	610	437	83	192	2	n/a	n/a	31	1355
2009	652	576	94	222	0	n/a	n/a	45	1589
2010	638	472	110	269	1	0	25	0	1515
2011	646	412	105	302	2	0	28	0	1495
2012	682	380	121	298	2	0	27	0	1510
2013	698	354	122	308	4	0	25	0	1511
2014	711	348	125	345	5	0	27	0	1561
2015	772	318	133	408	10	0	35	0	1676
2016	810	305	116	416	10	0	40	0	1697
2017	907	294	127	463	9	0	40	0	1840
2018	954	313	116	554	7	1	48	0	1993
2019	985	306	133	625	4	2	52	0	2107
2020	1017	339	163	682	7	3	47	0	2258
2021	958	318	157	656	7	3	49	0	2148

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dunwoody High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1778	72.0	24.6	1.3
1991	1209	71.0	17.0	1.3
1992	1186	65.5	18.1	3
1993	1099	60.0	18.3	3.8
1994	1262	67.3	18.8	8
1995	1347	71.0	19.0	11.7
1996	1347	71.0	19.0	11.7
1997	1294	64.4	20.1	18.2
1998	1609	85.7	18.8	17.5
1999	1490	87.8	17.0	18.9
2000	1389	80.4	17.3	16.9
2001	1276	76.0	16.8	18.7
2002	1211	75.4	16.1	19
2003	1211	75.4	16.1	19
2004	1261	71.8	17.6	20.5
2005	1276	78.2	16.3	22.2
2006	1389	79.6	17.4	23.5
2007	1390	85.6	16.2	21.5
2008	1355	89.0	15.2	25.5
2009	1589	96.0	16.6	30.2
2010	1515	97.0	15.6	21
2011	1495	91.5	16.3	31.9
2012	1510	93.5	16.1	30.8
2013	1511	86.0	17.5	29.7
2014	1561	86.0	18.1	32.9
2015	1676	89.0	18.8	31.2
2016	1697	97.0	17.4	29.6
2017	1840	102.5	17.9	24.5
2018	1993	112.0	17.7	25.9
2019	2107	118.0	17.8	26.4
2020	2258	128.0	17.6	27.8
2021	2148	136.0	15.7	22.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Dunwoody High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1778	72.0	24.6	1.3
1991	1209	71.0	17.0	1.3
1992	1186	65.5	18.1	3
1993	1099	60.0	18.3	3.8
1994	1262	67.3	18.8	8
1995	1347	71.0	19.0	11.7
1996	1347	71.0	19.0	11.7
1997	1294	64.4	20.1	18.2
1998	1609	85.7	18.8	17.5
1999	1490	87.8	17.0	18.9
2000	1389	80.4	17.3	16.9
2001	1276	76.0	16.8	18.7
2002	1211	75.4	16.1	19
2003	1211	75.4	16.1	19
2004	1261	71.8	17.6	20.5
2005	1276	78.2	16.3	22.2
2006	1389	79.6	17.4	23.5
2007	1390	85.6	16.2	21.5
2008	1355	89.0	15.2	25.5
2009	1589	96.0	16.6	30.2
2010	1515	97.0	15.6	21
2011	1495	91.5	16.3	31.9
2012	1510	93.5	16.1	30.8
2013	1511	86.0	17.5	29.7
2014	1561	86.0	18.1	32.9
2015	1676	89.0	18.8	31.2
2016	1697	97.0	17.4	29.6
2017	1840	102.5	17.9	24.5
2018	1993	112.0	17.7	25.9
2019	2107	118.0	17.8	26.4
2020	2258	128.0	17.6	27.8
2021	2148	136.0	15.7	22.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Dunwoody High School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2017	$339 (3.9%)	$8,391 (96.1%)	$8,730
2018	$772 (8.7%)	$8,054 (91.2%)	$8,827
2019	$1,197 (11.8%)	$8,916 (88.2%)	$10,114

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dunwoody High School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 100^th of 438 High schools	Ranks 161^st of 410 High schools	16.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Dunwoody High School)	54.8	42.1	12.7%
End of Course American Literature and Composition (DeKalb County)	40.6	22.7	17.9%
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Georgia)	47.3	29.8	17.5%
End of Course Coordinate Algebra (Dunwoody High School)	28.1	18.5	9.6%
End of Course Coordinate Algebra (DeKalb County)	26.6	18.9	7.7%
End of Course Coordinate Algebra (Georgia)	33.7	28.8	4.9%
End of Course Biology (Dunwoody High School)	57.4	32.8	24.6%
End of Course Biology (DeKalb County)	38.6	28.8	9.8%
End of Course Biology (Georgia)	49	40.7	8.3%
End of Course United States History (Dunwoody High School)	66.4	28.6	37.8%
End of Course United States History (DeKalb County)	46.5	15.9	30.6%
End of Course United States History (Georgia)	48.3	29.6	18.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	2107	2148	1.9%
African American	306	318	3.9%
American Indian	4	7	75%
Asian	133	157	18%
Hispanic	625	656	5%
Pacific Islander	2	3	50%
Two or More Races	52	49	5.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	26.4%	22.7%	3.8%

Elementary:	Austin Elementary School
	Chesnut Elementary School
	Dunwoody Elementary School
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	Kingsley Elementary School
	Vanderlyn Elementary School
Middle:	Peachtree Middle School

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