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DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL
Located at 4940 62ND ST N, in KENNETH CITY, Florida, DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL is a substantial 9-12 campus that works with 1,934 students (grades 9 through 12), part of PINELLAS. Enrollment runs roughly 87% above the state mean of about 1,035.
DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 151 schools operated by PINELLAS, a district that enrolls 87,955 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 25% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Pinellas County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.2%, the actual is 44.9%, a residual of -12.3 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Pinellas County put the typical household earns roughly $72,646 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 155 public schools in Pinellas County (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students).
Nearest neighbor: BLANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 55.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL has stayed largely flat, going from 1,889 students in 2018 to 1,934 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 56% to 47% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 today.
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