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What tradition at Dixie Heights High School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
1,499
High
DISTRICT 1,104 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENTON COUNTY·NCES 210309000811
Dixie Heights High School
3010 Dixie Hwy, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017 · (859) 341-7650 · Kenton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,499 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Kentucky public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
612 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 9 | 367 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 375 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 379 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 376 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 47% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
54.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Heights High School
Dixie Heights High School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Heights High School this school | 1,499 | 40.8% | 44.8% |
| Woodford County High School Versailles | 1,223 | 41.9% | 51.0% |
| Great Crossing High School Georgetown | 1,677 | 38.6% | 43.3% |
| Central Hardin High School Cecilia | 1,831 | 38.9% | 41.8% |
| West Jessamine High School Nicholasville | 1,272 | 45.3% | 42.5% |
| Larry A. Ryle High School Union | 2,077 | 34.3% | 43.8% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Heights High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Kenton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #44 of 211 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #36 of 211 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #27 of 211 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,499 | #30 of 304 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #216 of 217 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.2% | #61 of 217 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #204 of 230 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #53 of 72 | #6 of 7 |
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
1,499
+23 (+2%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,037
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 1,499 | 66.4 | 22.6:1 | 41% (612) |
| 2023-24 | 1,524 | 69 | 22.1:1 | 42% (643) |
| 2022-23 | 1,561 | 66.3 | 23.5:1 | 39% (609) |
| 2020-21 | 1,476 | 64 | 23.1:1 | 36% (528) |
| 2017-18 | 1,438 | 71 | 20.3:1 | 38% (553) |
| 2015-16 | 1,404 | 69 | 20.4:1 | 35% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 1,413 | 70 | 20.2:1 | 31% (434) |
| 2000-01 | 1,067 | 65 | 16.4:1 | 11% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 1,037 | 59 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dixie Heights High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,438 to 1,499); teachers down 6% (71 to 66.4).
About Dixie Heights High School
Among the schools in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, is Dixie Heights High School, a high-enrollment high school. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,499 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in Kentucky enroll around 558, and this school is 169% above that mark.
Kenton County is the local district for Dixie Heights High School. It runs 18 schools with 13,834 students.
More than half of the students at Dixie Heights High School are White (73%). Next come 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 86% White among all Kenton County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
There are 66.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Dixie Heights High School, giving a ratio of 22.6:1. High schools in Kentucky average 16.6:1, 5.9 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 612 students, or 41%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Kenton County average 54%.
Dixie Heights High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of Kentucky public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Dixie Heights High School, the prediction is 49.8% and the result is 44.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kenton County show that median household income comes to about $80,548, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Kenton County counts 46 public schools with about 22,225 students.
Among nearby public schools, Turkey Foot Middle School is closest at about 0.7 miles. Dixie Heights High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 39.2%, lower than Dixie Heights High School's 44.8%.
The federal government classifies Dixie Heights High School's location as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,476 to 1,499, a small change.
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Kenton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,288
Census ACS
Median income
$80,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
22,225 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kenton County
- Simon Kenton High SchoolHigh · 1,893 students
- Summit View AcademyElementary · 1,324 students
- Scott High SchoolHigh · 1,017 students
- Turkey Foot Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- River Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 889 students
- Twenhofel Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
Other schools in Fort Mitchell
- Beechwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 780 students
- Beechwood High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Guardian AngelCombined · 30 students
Nearby schools
- Turkey Foot Middle School0.7 mi · 1,006
- James A Caywood Elementary School0.9 mi · 582
- Lindeman Elementary School1.1 mi · 287
- Bartlett Educational Center1.2 mi · 58
- Tichenor Middle School1.2 mi · 505
- Early Learning Center1.2 mi · 40
Frequently asked questions
About Dixie Heights High SchoolHow large is Dixie Heights High School?
Dixie Heights High School enrolls approximately 1,499 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Dixie Heights High School serve?
Dixie Heights High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Dixie Heights High School?
Approximately 22.6:1 students per teacher at Dixie Heights High School.
How diverse is Dixie Heights High School?
Dixie Heights High School reports a student body of 73% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Dixie Heights High School public or private?
Dixie Heights High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kenton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.