Summary:
In zip code 32628, there is one high school, Dixie County High School, serving grades 7 through 12 in Cross City, Florida, with a total enrollment of 791 students.
Dixie County High School shows a mixed performance picture. A standout positive is its Civics EOC proficiency rate, which jumped dramatically from 37% in 2024-2025 to 74% in 2025-2026, nearly matching the state average of 77% and exceeding the Dixie district average of 71%. However, the school struggles with chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 53.5%—far higher than the state average of 31.4%. Despite this, the graduation rate is a strong 92.2%, in line with state and district averages. Test scores in core subjects like Algebra 1 (43% vs. 63% state), Geometry (43% vs. 56% state), and 10th-grade ELA (47% vs. 61% state) consistently lag behind state averages. The school has a volatile state ranking, moving from the 55th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 30th percentile in 2024-2025, then recovering slightly to the 37th percentile for 2025-2026.
Key takeaways for parents include the paradox of high graduation rates alongside high chronic absenteeism, suggesting robust credit recovery programs may be in place. The school also shows inconsistent performance across grade levels, with 7th-grade ELA proficiency (65%) outperforming the state average (62%), while 8th-grade (45%) and 10th-grade (47%) ELA lag behind. With 62.58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a predominantly low-income population. The school spends $11,154 per student, slightly below the national average, and has a student-to-teacher ratio of 20:1. Overall, Dixie County High School is a school in transition, with notable strengths in civics and graduation rates but significant challenges in absenteeism and core academic proficiency.
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