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Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

1400 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD, 21231-1021 -

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Definition of Terms

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Baltimore City County, MD

Students & Faculty

Total Students

501 students

% Male / % Female

26% / 74%

Total Classroom Teachers

37 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 125 students

Grade 10 - 114 students

Grade 11 - 129 students

Grade 12 - 133 students

This School

(MD) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MD) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	3%
% Hispanic	n/a	4%
% Black	98%	34%
% White	1%	48%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MD) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

42%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

12%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MD) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Baltimore City Public s School District

This School's Agency

(MD) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	197	28
Number of Students Managed	90,946 students	17,295 students
District Total Revenue	$1,036,293,000	$171,909,000
District Expenditure	$970,898,000	$168,429,000
District Revenue / Student	$11,395	$9,940
District Expenditure / Student	$10,676	$9,739
District Graduation Rates	61%	86%

Timothy Cooper: Poet Pride: A Charm City Classic on Film (The Huffington Post)
posted on November 9, 2009 at 09:18:44 pm
A new basketball documentary, Poet Pride, takes a look at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. This famed East Baltimore institution has produced some of the greatest basketball players in the country.
Funds collected in past now put to use (The Towerlight)
posted on September 21, 2009 at 02:55:33 am
A fundraiser held during last spring’s Greek Week came to fruition this semester as its proceeds went to serve Baltimore inner city schools with unique teaching programs....
5 Dunbar High football players charged in Balto. Co. assault (Baltimore Sun)
posted on September 19, 2009 at 08:04:46 am
Mother of student also arrested after 4 stabbed, beaten last weekend Five football players at Baltimore's Paul Laurence Dunbar High School and the mother of one student were arrested in the stabbings and beatings of a 14-year-old boy and three of his friends last weekend, Baltimore County police said Friday.
5 Dunbar High football players charged in assault (Baltimore Sun)
posted on September 18, 2009 at 07:16:41 pm
Mother of student also arrested after 4 stabbed, beaten last weekend Mother of student also arrested after 4 stabbed, beaten last weekend in Baltimore Co.; authorities seeking two others in incident that police believe was retaliation for earlier attack
Correction (Baltimore Sun)
posted on September 2, 2009 at 08:05:08 am
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Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is a public, secondary school located in Baltimore, Maryland.
History
Dunbar opened in 1918 as the Paul Laurence Dunbar Elementary School, No. 101. It was named in memory of Paul Laurence Dunbar, an African-American poet, who had died ten years earlier. In 1925, a secondary school evolved from the primary grades and was called Dunbar Junior High School, No. 133. By 1940 Dunbar was a full fledged high school and awarded its first diploma, the second "negro" school in Baltimore to do so.
Academics
Dunbar is a magnet school like Baltimore City College and Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. Dunbar's programs include biotechnology, Emergency Medical Technology (EMT), Accounting, Nursing and Health Care Delivery Systems. It is similar to Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. and Fort Worth, Texas, as all three schools have a majority African American student body and are of a major importance to the local African American community. All three schools are also highly regarded for their athletic programs within their respective school district in the sports of football, basketball, and track. Prior to the Supreme Court decision in 1954 (Brown v. Board of Education), African American teenagers in Baltimore were allowed to attend only Dunbar and Frederick Douglass high school.
Renovation
In the summer of 2007, the main high school building was emptied so that renovations to the school could be effected. Students were moved to Thomas G. Hayes, an elementary school behind Dunbar at 601 N. Central Avenue. The renovations were completed in late August of 2009 at a cost of $28 million. Newly renovated features include science and robotics labs and wider interior hallways, larger windows, a new cafeteria and library.
Athletics
Dunbar's current athletic program consists of five men's varsity teams, five women's varsity teams, and five coeducational teams. The men's sports played at Dunbar are baseball, basketball, football, soccer, and wrestling. The women's teams are badminton, basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball. The four co-ed teams are cross country running, indoor track and field, swimming, track and field.
Football
Since the Baltimore City School system joined the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association in 1993, Dunbar has dominated the class 1A division. The Poets won state championships in 1994, 1995, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008 (setting a state record with 58 points in the title game); played in the state finals in 1997, the semi-finals in 1993, 1996, 2003, 2005 and the quarter-finals in 1999 and 2002.The Football program has been looked at as tainted because of the recruitment of kids from all over the city of Baltimore. Some people say that as a small 1A school that recruits from such a large city just like a private schools does should not be allowed to participate in the MPSSAA sanctioned events.
Basketball
The Dunbar basketball Poets have enjoyed an even greater success in the state. Since 1993 the Poets were State Championship in: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006; and made it to the final game in 1997, 2002 and 2007.The Lady Poets have excelled as well, winning the state girl's basketball title in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
Community partnerships
Dunbar is home of the Incentive Mentoring Program, an organization formed by Johns Hopkins School of Medicine graduate students to prevent teenagers from failing high school. Struggling students selected by the principal can receive 1-on-1 tutoring from IMP mentors, as well as comprehensive social support to address any personal challenges that may be affecting their school performance.
Notable alumni
Politics and government
Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals
Clarence Davis, Maryland House of Delegates, District 45 (1983-2007)
Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., Baltimore City Council, District 4
Nathan C. Irby, Jr., Maryland State Senate, District 45 (1983-1994)
Hattie N. Harrison, Maryland House of Delegates, District 45
John D. Jeffries, Maryland House of Delegates, District 39 (1988-1994)
Paul A. Smith, Judge Circuit Court, Baltimore City (1990-2003)
Music
Tupac Shakur, hip hop artist (June 16, 1971 — September 13, 1996)
Sports
NFL
Tommy Polley
Bob Wade, cornerback, Pittsburgh Steelers
Calvin Williams, wide receiver, Philadelphia Eagles
NBA
Muggsy Bogues
Sam Cassell
Kurk Lee
Reggie Lewis
Reggie Williams
David Wingate
Skip Wise
Coaches
Keith Booth - current Assistant Coach of University of Maryland men's basketball team
Bob Wade, Head Coach, University of Maryland men's basketball team, Dunbar boys basketball team, first African American Head Basketball Coach of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Fictional
Proposition Joe Stewart - East Baltimore drug kingpin on the HBO drama The Wire
Ervin Burrell - Former police commissioner on the HBO drama The Wire. Burrell was a member of the glee club while at Dunbar.
Notes

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