DeKalb's school board hired a construction manager for Dunwoody High's stadium and the $1.5 million drive is done. Here is the 3,000-seat plan and what comes next.

Dunwoody High School’s stadium project has cleared its last two big hurdles. The DeKalb County Board of Education has hired a firm to build it, and the community fundraising drive has hit its $1.5 million goal.

The board approved BlueGold Construction Management LLC / Fortune-Johnson LLC, a joint venture, as the construction manager at risk for the Dunwoody High School Stadium Improvements Project. The vote came at the board’s business meeting Monday, Oct. 5. The district reported it in the October edition of The Board Report, its board newsletter, which links the agenda item on the board’s Simbli site.

The campaign behind the project, Bring It Home Dunwoody, now leads its website with “We brought it home” and “$1.5 million community fundraising goal reached.” Its last progress post, on Sept. 5, had put the drive at 91%.

What is being built

Dunwoody High does not have the 3,000 seats needed to host varsity games and large events, according to the campaign. Its home football games are played at North DeKalb Stadium, a district stadium shared with Chamblee and Lakeside (see our Friday night football page).

The campaign’s project details list:

  • 2,000 additional seats, for a total capacity of 3,000
  • a press box
  • a concession stand and restrooms
  • a ticket booth
  • fencing and landscaping
  • a sound system

The campaign says the new stands will be aluminum, with wider aisles, handrails and seating accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

It says Dunwoody High teams would host varsity football, flag football, lacrosse, soccer and track on campus. It also names graduations, pep rallies and assemblies as possible uses.

Who pays

The campaign says the project is “one hundred percent privately funded through donations” and that “no costs will be incurred by DeKalb County.” The $1.5 million from the community combines with what it calls “a generous lead alumni gift.”

Gifts go to the Dunwoody High School Community Association Inc., the campaign’s nonprofit partner. The board approved a memorandum of understanding between the district and the association on Aug. 11, 2025, according to the campaign.

When it opens

No construction start date has been published. The campaign says building will begin once the goal is reached and final contracts are signed, and estimates the build at 9 to 12 months. It says the work is being planned so that no upcoming events are affected.

What it means for you

  • Football fans: Dunwoody’s home games stay at North DeKalb Stadium for now. The final home game of 2026 is Friday, Oct. 30, against Heritage.
  • Neighbors near the school: The campaign says the campus has 645 parking spaces, with overflow parking for big games at St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church and Georgia State University’s Dunwoody campus. It says the new sound system will be directional, aimed at the field and stands, and that events will follow city and county noise rules.
  • Donors: The campaign says it will share progress and spending summaries as the work goes on.

Gym bleachers too

At the same Oct. 5 meeting, the board renewed a contract to replace gymnasium bleachers at several schools, for no more than $2 million. Dunwoody High is on the district’s list, along with Cedar Grove Middle, Lakeside High, McNair High, Southwest DeKalb High and Salem Middle, according to The Board Report. The district did not give a date for the work at Dunwoody.

More on the school, including its test scores and graduation rate, is on our Dunwoody High School page.