Dixon High

Dixon High operates as a moderately sized four-year high school in Holly Ridge, North Carolina, run under Onslow County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 1,085 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 43% bigger than the state mean of about 761.

Onslow County Schools runs 39 schools in total, collectively educating 27,397 students. Dixon High is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Dixon High reports that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Dixon High has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Onslow County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Dixon High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Onslow County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $68,148 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Onslow County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,501 students), Dixon High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dixon Elementary, around 2.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Dixon High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dixon High at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 60.8%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 18%: 921 students in 2018 compared to 1,085 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 11% to 17% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.