📍 300 Lincoln Statue Dr, Dixon, Lee County, 61021
Dixon High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dixon, Lee County. The school has 805 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jared Shaner. It is part of the Dixon USD 170 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dixon High School enrolls 805 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 9.3% Two or more races and 7.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 645 | 80% |
| Two or more races | 75 | 9.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 7.2% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
345 of the school's 805 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dixon High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 45, state house district 90.
Dixon High School is one of 5 schools in Dixon USD 170, based in Dixon, Illinois. The district serves 2,436 students district-wide and employs 154 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 805 students, Dixon High School is larger than the district average of about 487 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant