Dixie Heights High School

Summary:

Dixie Heights High School is a public high school located in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,561 students. The school is part of the Kenton County School District, which is ranked 15th out of 159 districts in Kentucky and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dixie Heights High School has a strong academic performance, ranking 56th out of 290 Kentucky high schools in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has maintained a consistent ranking in the top 30-90 high schools in Kentucky over the past decade, indicating a sustained level of academic excellence. Dixie Heights High School outperforms many of the nearby high schools in the region, including Scott High School, Ludlow High School, and Holmes High School, in terms of test scores, graduation rates, and overall state rankings.

Dixie Heights High School has an impressive 99.5% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average. The school consistently outperforms the Kenton County and Kentucky state averages in various standardized tests, including the ACT and Kentucky State Assessments (KSA). Additionally, Dixie Heights High School performs well across different student subgroups, with high rankings in the state for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. While the school's overall performance is strong, there are some areas where it could improve, such as the performance of Asian and Gifted and Talented students, which rank lower compared to other subgroups.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 3010 Dixie Hwy
       Fort Mitchell, KY  41017-2384


(859) 341-7650

District: Kenton County

SchoolDigger Rank:
56th of 290 Kentucky High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,963 Help


Feeder schools for Dixie Heights High School:

Elementary:    James A Caywood Elementary School
    R C Hinsdale Elementary School
    River Ridge Elementary School
Middle:    Turkey Foot Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  23.5 Help
Number of students:  1,561

Racial breakdown:

White:
76.4%
Hispanic:
10.9%
Two or more races:
6.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Dixie Heights High School ranks better than 80.7% of high schools in Kentucky. It also ranks first among 3 ranked high schools in the Kenton County School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.91. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Dixie Heights High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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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
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Compare Details Dixie Heights High School has the largest high school student body size in the Kenton County School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dixie Heights High School is $11,963, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the Kenton County School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dixie Heights High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dixie Heights High School 56th of 290 Kentucky public high schools. (See Dixie Heights High School in the ranking list.)

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Kenton County:

SchoolDigger ranks Kenton County 15th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Dixie Heights High School

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Rank History for all students at Dixie Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 71.00 46th 217 78.8%
2008 69.15 41st 217 81.1%
2009 63.91 58th 217 73.3%
2010 58.54 77th 223 65.5%
2011 62.85 62nd 226 72.6%
2012 74.06 37th 229 83.8%
2013 79.59 33rd 291 88.7%
2014 75.03 46th 290 84.1%
2015 75.98 55th 295 81.4%
2016 75.30 49th 288 83.0%
2017 65.02 90th 287 68.6%
2018 83.26 30th 271 88.9%
2019 83.52 30th 285 89.5%
2021 79.48 30th 267 88.8%
2022 58.71 93rd 271 65.7%
2023 61.13 86th 276 68.8%
2024 73.91 56th 290 80.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Dixie Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.32 7th 42 83.3%
2019 63.04 13th 39 66.7%
2021 46.75 27th 49 44.9%
2022 37.68 45th 77 41.6%
2023 51.23 36th 76 52.6%
2024 55.08 34th 87 60.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dixie Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 93.07 1st 41 97.6%
2024 66.14 9th 48 81.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Dixie Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 81.68 22nd 226 90.3%
2023 28.98 121st 162 25.3%
2024 34.50 109th 168 35.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dixie Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.35 108th 232 53.4%
2019 74.67 42nd 254 83.5%
2021 78.53 17th 234 92.7%
2022 51.84 109th 266 59.0%
2023 44.38 147th 272 46.0%
2024 51.57 117th 274 57.3%
See the entire list of Best Kentucky High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Dixie Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.59 12th 33 63.6%
2023 16.96 31st 37 16.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Dixie Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.98 15th 234 93.6%
2019 81.27 25th 249 90.0%
2021 74.91 30th 236 87.3%
2022 58.07 90th 252 64.3%
2023 58.26 95th 253 62.5%
2024 73.92 44th 261 83.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Dixie Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.58 43rd 166 74.1%
2019 42.54 87th 166 47.6%
2021 64.81 38th 154 75.3%
2022 68.94 20th 153 86.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Dixie Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.61 15th 115 87.0%
2019 67.72 23rd 102 77.5%
2022 41.78 27th 38 28.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Dixie Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.21 53rd 237 77.6%
2019 78.99 32nd 251 87.3%
2021 73.35 33rd 238 86.1%
2022 51.45 102nd 257 60.3%
2023 55.27 96th 259 62.9%
2024 63.98 76th 262 71.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Dixie Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 41.87 15th 23 34.8%
2023 45.41 15th 26 42.3%
2024 7.36 24th 27 11.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Dixie Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.66 10th 94 89.4%
2022 58.44 27th 89 69.7%
2023 62.94 14th 83 83.1%
2024 61.24 29th 93 68.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dixie Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.44 26th 80 67.5%
2019 82.04 11th 88 87.5%
2021 48.99 45th 92 51.1%
2022 56.59 44th 114 61.4%
2023 38.70 72nd 116 37.9%
2024 67.95 27th 124 78.2%
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Rank History for White students at Dixie Heights High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.16 37th 198 81.3%
2019 76.13 36th 219 83.6%
2021 73.38 29th 203 85.7%
2022 54.73 102nd 260 60.8%
2023 59.13 87th 264 67.0%
2024 69.71 62nd 273 77.3%
See the entire list of Best Kentucky High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department 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.

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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Dixie Heights High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1128 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1134
1989 1080 5 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1089
1990 1035 9 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1046
1991 1027 7 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1037
1992 1068 4 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1078
1993 1108 4 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1118
1994 1117 8 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1126
1995 1158 4 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1164
1996 1158 4 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1164
1997 1132 5 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 1147
1998 1095 3 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1100
1999 1067 4 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1076
2000 1056 6 6 4 0 n/a n/a 1 1073
2001 1041 8 8 7 1 n/a n/a 2 1067
2002 1101 10 12 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1130
2003 1101 10 12 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1130
2004 1145 9 12 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1172
2005 1175 12 12 17 1 n/a n/a 0 1217
2006 1197 18 14 20 1 n/a n/a 0 1250
2007 1185 20 11 16 1 n/a n/a 16 1249
2008 1220 21 11 21 2 n/a n/a 16 1291
2009 1263 21 16 26 3 n/a n/a 25 1354
2010 1283 21 21 44 1 n/a n/a 25 1395
2011 1261 35 31 53 1 4 28 0 1413
2012 1268 44 35 54 2 7 31 0 1441
2013 1230 46 32 67 3 2 34 0 1414
2014 1223 45 31 80 4 4 42 0 1429
2015 1232 39 36 65 3 5 40 0 1420
2016 1206 40 36 66 1 4 51 0 1404
2017 1228 39 41 67 4 2 59 0 1440
2018 1190 41 49 89 7 3 59 0 1438
2019 1219 43 42 105 6 3 66 0 1484
2020 1213 49 43 114 5 0 74 0 1498
2021 1174 53 34 138 4 2 71 0 1476
2022 1191 57 33 152 2 2 93 0 1530
2023 1192 62 36 170 2 6 93 0 1561

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 Dixie Heights High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1134 67.0 16.9 n/a
1989 1089 62.4 17.4 n/a
1990 1046 60.0 17.4 n/a
1991 1037 59.5 17.4 n/a
1992 1078 62.0 17.3 n/a
1993 1118 64.2 17.4 n/a
1994 1126 64.0 17.6 n/a
1995 1164 63.2 18.4 n/a
1996 1164 63.2 18.4 n/a
1997 1147 63.8 18.0 3.9
1998 1100 68.1 16.2 5.7
1999 1076 63.1 17.1 7.6
2000 1073 63.1 17.0 8.4
2001 1067 65.3 16.3 10.7
2002 1130 62.0 18.2 15
2003 1130 62.0 18.2 15
2004 1172 60.5 19.4 n/a
2005 1217 64.0 19.0 n/a
2006 1250 66.0 18.9 20.5
2007 1249 69.0 18.1 20.8
2008 1291 69.5 18.6 24.9
2009 1354 66.4 20.4 26
2010 1395 56.0 24.9 29.1
2011 1413 70.8 19.9 30.7
2012 1441 73.2 19.6 24.5
2013 1414 75.6 18.7 24.5
2014 1429 73.0 19.5 33.8
2015 1420 86.0 16.5 32.4
2016 1404 69.0 20.3 35.2
2017 1440 68.4 21.0 37.4
2018 1438 71.0 20.2 38.5
2019 1484 73.0 20.3 39.6
2020 1498 68.0 22.0 38.7
2021 1476 64.3 22.9 35.8
2022 1530 64.3 23.7 37.5
2023 1561 66.3 23.5 39

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 Dixie Heights High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1134 67.0 16.9 n/a
1989 1089 62.4 17.4 n/a
1990 1046 60.0 17.4 n/a
1991 1037 59.5 17.4 n/a
1992 1078 62.0 17.3 n/a
1993 1118 64.2 17.4 n/a
1994 1126 64.0 17.6 n/a
1995 1164 63.2 18.4 n/a
1996 1164 63.2 18.4 n/a
1997 1147 63.8 18.0 3.9
1998 1100 68.1 16.2 5.7
1999 1076 63.1 17.1 7.6
2000 1073 63.1 17.0 8.4
2001 1067 65.3 16.3 10.7
2002 1130 62.0 18.2 15
2003 1130 62.0 18.2 15
2004 1172 60.5 19.4 n/a
2005 1217 64.0 19.0 n/a
2006 1250 66.0 18.9 20.5
2007 1249 69.0 18.1 20.8
2008 1291 69.5 18.6 24.9
2009 1354 66.4 20.4 26
2010 1395 56.0 24.9 29.1
2011 1413 70.8 19.9 30.7
2012 1441 73.2 19.6 24.5
2013 1414 75.6 18.7 24.5
2014 1429 73.0 19.5 33.8
2015 1420 86.0 16.5 32.4
2016 1404 69.0 20.3 35.2
2017 1440 68.4 21.0 37.4
2018 1438 71.0 20.2 38.5
2019 1484 73.0 20.3 39.6
2020 1498 68.0 22.0 38.7
2021 1476 64.3 22.9 35.8
2022 1530 64.3 23.7 37.5
2023 1561 66.3 23.5 39

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Dixie Heights High School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $148 (1.3%) $43 (0.4%) $191 (1.7%) $7,886 (71.0%) $1,270 (11.4%) $9,346 (84.1%) $11,113
2019 $122 (1.1%) $28 (0.2%) $150 (1.3%) $8,052 (70.5%) $1,746 (15.3%) $9,798 (85.8%) $11,424
2020 $164 (1.4%) $37 (0.3%) $201 (1.8%) $7,978 (70.4%) $1,211 (10.7%) $9,189 (81.1%) $11,331
2021 $165 (1.4%) $183 (1.5%) $348 (2.9%) $8,145 (67.0%) $1,388 (11.4%) $9,532 (78.4%) $12,152
2022 $248 (2.1%) $316 (2.6%) $564 (4.7%) $7,975 (66.7%) $1,703 (14.2%) $9,678 (80.9%) $11,963

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dixie Heights High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 30th of 285 High schoolsRanks 86th of 276 High schools
 20.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English (Dixie Heights High School)65.157
 8.1%
   11th Grade English (Kenton County)6156
 5%
   11th Grade English (Kentucky)49.147
 2.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Dixie Heights High School)50.341
 9.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kenton County)48.940
 8.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky)36.433
 3.4%
11th Grade Reading (Dixie Heights High School)56.353
 3.3%
   11th Grade Reading (Kenton County)54.452
 2.4%
   11th Grade Reading (Kentucky)4644
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students14841561
 5.2%
African American4362
 44.2%
American Indian62
 66.7%
Asian4236
 14.3%
Hispanic105170
 61.9%
Pacific Islander36
 100%
White12191192
 2.2%
Two or More Races6693
 40.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39.6%39%
 0.6%


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Students at Dixie Heights High School are 76% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

Dixie Heights High School ranks 56th of 290 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,561 students attended Dixie Heights High School.


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