Is Dixon High School a good school?

Dixon High School ranks 360 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dixon High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 755 students attended Dixon High School.

What is the racial makeup of Dixon High School?

Students at Dixon High School are 82% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Dixon High School?

Dixon High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Jefferson Elementary School Elementary : Madison School Elementary : Washington Elementary School Middle : Reagan Middle School

Dixon High School

Summary:

Dixon High School is a public high school located in Dixon, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 805 students. It is part of the Dixon Unified School District 170, which is ranked 524 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Dixon High School has seen a decline in its 4-year graduation rate, dropping from 87.3% in 2019-2020 to 82.1% in 2023-2024, this is lower than the state average and the nearby schools like Oregon Junior/Senior High School (96.4%) and Ashton-Franklin Center High School (84.2%). Additionally, the school's dropout rate has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 1.9% to 5.6%, with the 2023-2024 rate of 2.2% being higher than the nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism has also seen a significant increase, rising from 15.3% in 2019-2020 to 42.2% in 2023-2024, much higher than the nearby schools.

Dixon High School's test scores in SAT Mathematics, SAT English Language Arts, and ISA Science are consistently lower than the state averages and the nearby schools. For example, in 2023-2024, only 18.9% of Dixon High School students were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to 26.1% statewide and 14.9% at Oregon Junior/Senior High School. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 39.57% to 42.86% in recent years, higher than the nearby schools. These factors suggest that Dixon High School may be facing challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and there may be opportunities for the school to learn from the practices and strategies employed by its higher-performing neighbors.

Detail:

Public 9-12

300 Lincoln Statue Dr
Dixon, IL 61021-2030

(815) 453-4966

District: Dixon Unified School District 170

SchoolDigger Rank:
360^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,865

Feeder schools for Dixon High School:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary School
	Madison School
	Washington Elementary School
Middle:	Reagan Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.2

Number of students: 755

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.1%

Two or more races:

9.0%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dixon High School ranks worse than 51.6% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.42. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Dixon High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (82.1%), two or more races (9%), Hispanic (5.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 46.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dixon High School is 18.2. (See more...)

Compare Dixon High School employs 41.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dixon High School is $16,865.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dixon High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dixon High School 360^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Dixon High School in the ranking list.)

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Dixon Unified School District 170:

SchoolDigger ranks Dixon Unified School District 170 524^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dixon High School

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Rank History for all students at Dixon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	64.82	208^th	586	64.5%
2004	67.33	199^th	592	66.4%
2005	56.10	296^th	590	49.8%
2006	40.31	411^th	596	31.0%
2007	64.35	219^th	612	64.2%
2008	69.58	186^th	624	70.2%
2009	55.50	312^th	632	50.6%
2010	62.14	266^th	643	58.6%
2011	65.14	252^nd	655	61.5%
2012	64.21	249^th	665	62.6%
2013	64.26	264^th	670	60.6%
2014	55.09	321^st	670	52.1%
2015	43.14	326^th	614	46.9%
2016	39.24	402^nd	643	37.5%
2017	51.71	301^st	642	53.1%
2018	58.97	245^th	647	62.1%
2019	56.69	276^th	701	60.6%
2021	56.19	251^st	688	63.5%
2022	44.84	386^th	699	44.8%
2023	48.58	354^th	699	49.4%
2024	44.42	360^th	697	48.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Dixon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.13	134^th	154	13.0%
2019	21.59	124^th	165	24.8%
2021	13.54	139^th	160	13.1%
2022	20.74	128^th	170	24.7%
2023	33.21	101^st	163	38.0%
2024	17.95	147^th	182	19.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Dixon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.98	199^th	374	46.8%
2019	52.53	128^th	473	72.9%
2021	29.28	270^th	453	40.4%
2022	31.21	286^th	493	42.0%
2023	34.65	260^th	476	45.4%
2024	32.53	272^nd	482	43.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dixon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.61	57^th	585	90.3%
2019	62.54	178^th	639	72.1%
2021	57.97	194^th	611	68.2%
2022	32.84	433^rd	626	30.8%
2023	52.79	269^th	644	58.2%
2024	42.35	335^th	639	47.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Dixon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.39	235^th	620	62.1%
2019	52.45	312^th	665	53.1%
2021	46.18	323^rd	639	49.5%
2022	40.75	390^th	658	40.7%
2023	47.21	339^th	656	48.3%
2024	47.91	308^th	664	53.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Dixon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.06	151^st	428	64.7%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Dixon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.18	245^th	619	60.4%
2019	59.34	231^st	675	65.8%
2021	63.31	194^th	653	70.3%
2022	46.80	346^th	664	47.9%
2023	48.20	328^th	668	50.9%
2024	39.66	377^th	668	43.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dixon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	50.94	142^nd	335	57.6%
2023	29.45	243^rd	333	27.0%

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Rank History for White students at Dixon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.74	271^st	548	50.5%
2019	43.34	270^th	552	51.1%
2021	45.69	253^rd	553	54.2%
2022	28.23	411^th	560	26.6%
2023	32.86	372^nd	557	33.2%
2024	31.18	367^th	554	33.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Dixon High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	984	23	17	25	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1049
1989	952	20	14	27	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1013
1990	920	23	14	25	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	982
1991	906	24	14	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	973
1992	935	27	18	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	1000
1993	913	31	11	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	977
1994	913	25	14	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	978
1995	940	28	9	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	996
1996	940	28	9	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	996
1997	935	26	17	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	1003
1998	973	21	14	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	1035
1999	915	17	16	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	975
2000	944	17	18	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	1010
2001	923	23	20	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	993
2002	903	26	21	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	985
2003	903	26	21	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	985
2004	885	38	22	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	984
2005	948	39	24	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	1059
2006	888	40	30	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	1005
2007	881	40	26	41	0	n/a	n/a	16	1004
2008	848	27	20	34	1	n/a	n/a	35	965
2009	781	26	19	37	1	n/a	n/a	29	893
2010	759	26	12	37	3	n/a	n/a	41	878
2011	746	28	8	39	4	0	45	0	870
2012	682	23	8	35	2	0	54	0	804
2013	656	31	10	41	2	0	59	0	799
2014	635	26	14	47	2	0	59	0	783
2015	651	27	13	53	0	0	62	0	806
2016	650	24	17	51	1	0	60	0	803
2017	678	18	14	39	1	0	52	0	802
2018	636	15	13	33	1	0	45	0	743
2019	637	19	8	31	0	0	60	0	755
2020	627	19	5	35	0	0	60	0	746
2021	651	21	7	47	0	0	69	0	795
2022	670	22	8	53	0	0	81	0	834
2023	645	19	8	58	0	0	75	0	805
2024	620	15	8	44	0	0	68	0	755

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dixon High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1049	57.5	18.2	n/a
1989	1013	55.0	18.4	n/a
1990	982	52.3	18.7	n/a
1991	973	51.5	18.8	n/a
1992	1000	49.5	20.2	n/a
1993	977	47.0	20.8	n/a
1994	978	49.0	20.0	n/a
1995	996	51.7	19.3	n/a
1996	996	51.7	19.3	n/a
1997	1003	51.3	19.6	n/a
1998	1035	52.7	19.6	n/a
1999	975	54.0	18.1	n/a
2000	1010	53.1	19.0	n/a
2001	993	54.1	18.4	n/a
2002	985	53.3	18.5	15.1
2003	985	53.3	18.5	15.1
2004	984	51.0	19.3	21.4
2005	1059	54.5	19.4	26.6
2006	1005	55.0	18.3	25
2007	1004	49.0	20.5	29.3
2008	965	45.0	21.4	29.5
2009	893	52.0	17.2	29.1
2010	878	50.0	17.5	35.8
2011	870	47.0	18.5	36.3
2012	804	47.5	16.9	32.7
2013	799	n/a	n/a	37.8
2014	783	45.0	17.4	36
2015	806	41.0	19.6	42.8
2016	803	41.0	19.5	43.2
2017	802	44.4	18.0	37
2018	743	44.1	16.8	35.1
2019	755	43.5	17.3	36.3
2020	746	42.2	17.6	37.9
2021	795	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	834	42.1	19.7	39.6
2023	805	42.5	18.9	42.9
2024	755	41.3	18.2	46.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dixon High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1049	57.5	18.2	n/a
1989	1013	55.0	18.4	n/a
1990	982	52.3	18.7	n/a
1991	973	51.5	18.8	n/a
1992	1000	49.5	20.2	n/a
1993	977	47.0	20.8	n/a
1994	978	49.0	20.0	n/a
1995	996	51.7	19.3	n/a
1996	996	51.7	19.3	n/a
1997	1003	51.3	19.6	n/a
1998	1035	52.7	19.6	n/a
1999	975	54.0	18.1	n/a
2000	1010	53.1	19.0	n/a
2001	993	54.1	18.4	n/a
2002	985	53.3	18.5	15.1
2003	985	53.3	18.5	15.1
2004	984	51.0	19.3	21.4
2005	1059	54.5	19.4	26.6
2006	1005	55.0	18.3	25
2007	1004	49.0	20.5	29.3
2008	965	45.0	21.4	29.5
2009	893	52.0	17.2	29.1
2010	878	50.0	17.5	35.8
2011	870	47.0	18.5	36.3
2012	804	47.5	16.9	32.7
2013	799	n/a	n/a	37.8
2014	783	45.0	17.4	36
2015	806	41.0	19.6	42.8
2016	803	41.0	19.5	43.2
2017	802	44.4	18.0	37
2018	743	44.1	16.8	35.1
2019	755	43.5	17.3	36.3
2020	746	42.2	17.6	37.9
2021	795	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	834	42.1	19.7	39.6
2023	805	42.5	18.9	42.9
2024	755	41.3	18.2	46.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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