Lexington Catholic High School
Private · Grades 9–12 · 693 students
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
1600 Man O' War Blvd, Lexington, KY 40513
Grades
9–12
High
Students
1,828
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Fayette County
Fayette County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 214 Kentucky high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Kentucky high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is a public high school in Lexington, Kentucky, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Fayette County. The school is located in a large city in Fayette County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,828 students were enrolled, with about 17.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Kentucky high school (15.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 214 Kentucky high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,828 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.7 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 31
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Fayette County
- County
- Fayette County
- NCES school ID
- 210186001669
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.