Total enrollment
2,933
-22 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Dixon Unified
California · 2,933 students · 1 city
Dixon Unified's public-school count of 7 reflects a system enrolling about 2,933 students inside California, broken out as 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high.
4-year change in Dixon Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
-2 (-29%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Dixon Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #377 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,933 | #369 of 587 | #3,289 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #414 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #565 of 587 | #8,977 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 66.4% | #286 of 587 | #2,212 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #263 of 530 | #2,314 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Dixon Unified
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Dixon High at 36.9% proficient to Gretchen Higgins Elementary at 22.2%, a gap of 14.6 points. That is the 378th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 3,155 to 2,933 students (down 7%) and from 130 to 119 full-time teachers (down 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon High | Dixon | High | 09-12 | 990 |
| John Knight Middle | Dixon | Middle | 06-08 | 634 |
| Tremont Elementary | Dixon | Elementary | KG-05 | 514 |
| Anderson (Linford L.) Elementary | Dixon | Elementary | KG-05 | 442 |
| Gretchen Higgins Elementary | Dixon | Elementary | KG-05 | 353 |
| Dixon Community Day | Dixon | High | 07-12 | 0 |
| Maine Prairie High (Continuation) | Dixon | High | 10-12 | · |
About Dixon Unified
Dixon Unified maintains 7 public schools across California, collectively hosting roughly 2,933 students.
In terms of grade levels, Dixon Unified covers 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Dixon Unified runs about 419 students per school, 28% lower than the state mean of roughly 578.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 2,955 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,933 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Dixon Unified shed 2 schools, going from 7 to 5.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Dixon Unified discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.