Dunbar Vocational High School | |
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Address | |
3000 South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 60616 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°50′24″N 87°37′06″W / 41.8400°N 87.6182°W |
Information | |
School type | Public Secondary Vocational |
Motto | “Restoring the Legacy of Excellence.” |
Opened | 1942 |
School district | Chicago Public Schools |
CEEB code | 140785[1] |
Principal | Ramona C. Outlaw |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Coed |
Enrollment | 446[5] (2022–2023) |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) | Blue Gold[2] |
Athletics conference | Chicago Public League[2] |
Team name | MightyMen/MightyWomen[2] |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3] |
Newspaper | Craftsman[4] |
Yearbook | Prospectus |
Website | dunbarhs |
Dunbar Vocational High School (also known as Dunbar Vocational Career Academy, or DVCA) is a public four-year vocational high school located in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Dunbar opened in 1942[6] and is operated by the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district. The school is named in honor of the African–American poet, novelist, and playwright Paul Laurence Dunbar.[7]