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Enrollment
791
High
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DIXIE·NCES 120045000626
DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
17924 SE HWY 19, CROSS CITY, FL 32628 · (352) 541-6252 · Dixie County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL791 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Florida public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
495 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 149 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 143 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 108 | 14% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DIXIE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
46.1%
FL avg 56.7% . -10.7pp since 2023
Math
31.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.1% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.8% | 28.9% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 791 | 62.6% | 43.6% |
| KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH KEYSTONE HEIGHTS | 1,139 | 59.6% | 56.7% |
| HOLMES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BONIFAY | 464 | 59.5% | 43.1% |
| WALTON HIGH SCHOOL DEFUNIAK SPRINGS | 969 | 63.3% | 58.0% |
| INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL INTERLACHEN | 999 | 57.8% | 33.5% |
| MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLEBURG | 1,866 | 59.1% | 58.1% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #434 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #396 of 549 ▼ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #426 of 559 ▼ 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 791 | #434 of 830 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #164 of 575 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.3% | #522 of 594 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #76 of 630 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +52.4% | #19 of 246 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
791
+309 (+64%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 791 | 39.5 | 20.1:1 | 63% (495) |
| 2023-24 | 669 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 73% (487) |
| 2022-23 | 714 | 38 | 18.8:1 | 70% (503) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 53% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 66% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 29 | 18.4:1 | 99% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 516 | 28 | 18.4:1 | 58% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 664 | 34 | 19.5:1 | 47% (310) |
| 1990-91 | 769 | 46 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
About DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school with a street address in CROSS CITY, Florida. The school covers grades 7 through 12 and reported 791 students in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Florida enroll around 1,035, and this school is 24% below that mark.
DIXIE includes 7 schools. Together they enroll 2,435 students.
Roughly 82% of students at DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL are White. Smaller groups are 7% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Dixie County residents are about 85% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
Its ratio of 20.1:1 is based on 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Florida average 23.5:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 63%.
DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 33% of Florida public high schools.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL's results are 6.3 points below predicted: 43.6% against 49.8%.
Census data for Dixie County show the median household earns about $50,110 a year, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Dixie County number 9, with about 2,435 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 1.3 miles. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is 6th among 6 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 482 to 791. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.6:1 to 20.1:1 over the same years.
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Dixie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,058
Census ACS
Median income
$50,110
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,435 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DIXIE
- JAMES M. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 563 students
- OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 517 students
- RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 434 students
- KINDER CUB SCHOOL INCElementary · 121 students
- DIXIE VIRTUAL FRANCHISECombined · 7 students
- DIXIE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMElementary · 2 students
Other schools in CROSS CITY
- JAMES M. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 563 students
- RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 434 students
- KINDER CUB SCHOOL INCElementary · 121 students
- DIXIE VIRTUAL FRANCHISECombined · 7 students
- DIXIE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMElementary · 2 students
- DIXIE TEEN PARENT PRESCHOOLElementary
Nearby schools
- RUTH RAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 434
- JAMES M. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 563
- KINDER CUB SCHOOL INC1.6 mi · 121
- DIXIE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE2.0 mi · 7
- DIXIE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM2.0 mi · 2
- OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.0 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL?
DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 791 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 20.1:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL in?
DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is part of DIXIE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.