Dunbar High, 3800 E. Edison Ave.: grades 9-12, 1,734 students (2024-25), a C in Florida's 2026 school grades. IB program. 239-461-5322.
Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: The School District of Lee County, its 2026-27 Student Enrollment Plan (PDF) and school enrollment zones, the school’s website, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, the federal NCES school directory and the Florida High School Athletic Association.
Dunbar High School is the School District of Lee County high school on East Edison Avenue, east of downtown and inside the city limits near the Dunbar community. It is the one high school every Fort Myers family can rank: it is a choice in all three subzones that cover the city, South 1, East 1 and East 2. It is also one of the district’s four International Baccalaureate schools.
Who to call
- Front office: 239-461-5322, 3800 E. Edison Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33916
- School website: dhs.leeschools.net
- Enrolling and choosing a school: Student Enrollment, 239-337-8247, or text “SDLC” to 239-299-7332; student enrollment page
- Buses: the district’s transportation page, or the main line, 239-334-1102
| Address | 3800 E. Edison Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33916 |
| Phone | 239-461-5322 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Principal | Carl Burnside |
| 2026 state grade | C (56% of points) |
| Enrollment zone | High school South 1 or East 2 |
Principal. Carl Burnside is the principal, according to the district’s high school directory. The school’s own staff page loads its list in a browser tab that could not be read for this page.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 1,734 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 78 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 22 students per teacher.
State report card
Florida gave Dunbar High a C in its 2026 school grades, the same grade it earned in 2025 and 2024. The school earned 56% of the points possible, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file. The school’s state report card has current enrollment and results by student group; it is an interactive dashboard that could not be read for this page.
| 2026 school grade measure | Result |
|---|---|
| School grade | C (56% of points) |
| English language arts achievement | 40% |
| English language arts learning gains | 49% |
| Math achievement | 42% |
| Math learning gains | 51% |
| Science achievement | 77% |
| Social studies achievement | 64% |
| Graduation rate, 2024-25 | 91% |
| College and career acceleration, 2024-25 | 54% |
Florida grades schools A to F on the share of possible points earned across these measures. Achievement is the share of tested students on grade level; learning gains is the share who improved from the year before. For a high school, A is 65% of possible points or more, B is 60% to 64%, C is 45% to 59% and D is 35% to 44%, the state’s file says.
Enrollment zone and feeder schools
Lee County does not assign a high school by street address alone. Under the district’s 2026-27 Student Enrollment Plan (PDF), the county has three high school zones, East, South and West, each cut into three subzones, and families rank the high schools offered in their subzone. A lottery fills a school with more applicants than seats.
Of the 65,866 current address points the City of Fort Myers lists inside its limits (city GIS), about 67% fall in the South 1 subzone, 23% in East 2 and 10% in East 1 on the district’s 2026-27 zone layer. South 1 families rank Cypress Lake, Dunbar, Fort Myers and South Fort Myers high schools; East 1 families rank Dunbar, Gateway, Lehigh Senior and Riverdale; East 2 families rank those four plus East Lee County, the plan’s tables show.
Dunbar High is listed in the district’s directory as zone “S-1 or E-2.” It is a choice for families in East 1, East 2 and South 1, and the district buses students to it from those three subzones. Families in East 3 and South 3 can request it through a waiver, the plan says.
Feeder schools. The district does not publish feeder lists. Eighth graders rank the high schools in their subzone, and a younger sibling at the same address is placed with an older one, the plan says.
Changes approved. The School Board approved the 2026-27 plan on Dec. 1, 2025. It limits district buses to each high school to the subzones in its “exclusive transportation zone” but “does not limit a student’s access to choose a school,” the district’s zones page says. Students who live within 2 miles of their school are not bused.
Check any address on the district’s map of school enrollment zones (elementary, K-8, middle and high), and call Student Enrollment at 239-337-8247 with questions.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 instructional calendar (PDF), approved by the School Board on Nov. 4, 2025:
- Monday, Oct. 19: no school for students (remote teacher duty day)
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4, is a remote teacher duty day, so students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
- Thursday, May 27, 2027: last day for students, early dismissal
Bell times. High schools run from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dunbar High is on that schedule, according to the district’s bell times page. The full calendar and School Board details are in our Fort Myers schools guide.
Sports and activities
In football, Dunbar plays in Class 4A, Region 3, District 11 for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons, with Fort Myers, Mariner (Cape Coral), Port Charlotte and South Fort Myers, according to the Florida High School Athletic Association’s finalized football classifications (spreadsheet).
The school’s athletics menu lists baseball, boys and girls basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, boys and girls soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, boys and girls weightlifting and wrestling. Tickets for home events are sold online through the school’s athletic tickets page. Follow the season on our Friday night football page and scoreboard.
Programs. The district’s enrollment plan lists Dunbar among its four International Baccalaureate schools, with Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Riverdale; applications open in mid-January. The school’s site lists clubs including Mu Alpha Theta (math), Kappa League, Omega Lamplighters, the SAVE Promise Club and the FGCU TRIO Talent Search program.
More on Fort Myers schools
- The district’s high school directory, with the principal, phone and zone for every high school
- Every public school in Fort Myers, with zones and report cards
- Our Fort Myers schools guide for the full calendar, enrollment steps and School Board meetings
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Dunbar High School serve?
Dunbar High serves grades 9 through 12. It is at 3800 E. Edison Ave. in Fort Myers, and its main line is 239-461-5322.
What is Dunbar High School’s Florida school grade?
Dunbar High earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 56% of possible points, the same grade as in 2025 and 2024. Its 2024-25 graduation rate was 91%.
Can every Fort Myers student choose Dunbar High?
Yes. Dunbar is a choice in the South 1, East 1 and East 2 subzones, which together cover the city, and the district buses students to it from all three.
What time does Dunbar High start?
Lee County high schools run from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to the district’s bell times page.
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