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Dixie High

Public Grades 7-12

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 91% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Dixie High is a public high school located in Due West, South Carolina, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 488 students. The school is part of the Abbeville 60 school district, which is ranked 10th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dixie High consistently ranks among the top 30 high schools in South Carolina, with a ranking as high as 14th out of 226 schools in the 2021-2022 school year. The school's performance on end-of-course exams (EOCEPs) is exceptional, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and Abbeville 60 district averages. Dixie High also outperforms the state and district on SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments for 7th and 8th grades.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Dixie High maintains a high four-year graduation rate and a low dropout rate, outperforming the district and state averages. The school's ability to excel in academic achievement and student outcomes is a testament to its effective educational practices and resource allocation. Compared to nearby schools, such as Abbeville High, Calhoun Falls Charter School, and schools in the Anderson and Greenwood districts, Dixie High consistently outperforms them on most academic measures.

565

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,587

Per pupil spending ?

51.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Haynes Street
Due West, SC 29639

(864) 379-2186

District: Abbeville 60

Feeder schools for Dixie High:

Elementary:	Cherokee Trail Elementary
	Diamond Hill Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.0%

African American:

9.0%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (75% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of South Carolina high schools

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg58%

Middle school

39^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 12%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

22^nd of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Abbeville 60

10^th of 75Abbeville 60 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	39 of 320	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	92.0	23 of 315	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	36 of 303	88.1%	★★★★☆
2017	86.2	35 of 317	89.0%	★★★★☆
2016	87.8	28 of 303	90.8%	★★★★★
2015	83.9	36 of 301	88.0%	★★★★☆
2014	77.9	54 of 291	81.4%	★★★★☆
2013	88.3	19 of 276	93.1%	★★★★★
2012	72.2	71 of 271	73.8%	★★★★☆
2011	76.4	56 of 269	79.2%	★★★★☆
2010	63.2	105 of 261	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.0	85 of 249	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	35.0	179 of 244	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	62.8	100 of 236	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.5	91 of 231	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.2	128 of 230	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.7	105 of 230	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	60.4	97 of 225	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	24 of 295	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	24 of 296	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	40 of 281	85.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	11 of 307	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	5 of 289	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	15 of 280	94.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	55 of 296	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.9	28 of 296	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	36 of 284	87.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	73 of 257	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	43 of 258	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	84 of 250	66.4%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	22 of 235	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	79.1	27 of 235	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	23 of 237	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	14 of 226	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	19 of 227	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	68.5	30 of 225	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	21 of 216	90.3%	★★★★★
2017	61.7	47 of 223	78.9%	★★★★☆
2016	52.8	85 of 231	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.6	75 of 232	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.9	49 of 210	76.7%	★★★★☆
2013	68.8	59 of 203	70.9%	★★★★☆
2012	83.7	29 of 202	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	66.8	67 of 199	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.4	116 of 199	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	76.3	31 of 188	83.5%	★★★★☆
2008	59.3	95 of 185	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.1	59 of 191	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.0	65 of 191	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.0	46 of 187	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	37 of 225	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	36 of 225	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	24 of 223	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	14 of 220	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	20 of 213	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	67.8	39 of 213	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	34 of 210	83.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	73.7	12 of 157	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	77.2	4 of 156	97.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	18 of 226	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	18 of 229	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	16 of 226	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	6 of 220	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	12 of 213	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	74.6	20 of 217	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	66.4	33 of 214	84.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	21 of 224	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	28 of 228	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	22 of 229	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	13 of 224	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.0	23 of 215	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	26 of 218	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	23 of 213	89.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	54 of 196	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	54 of 196	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	40 of 197	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	24 of 192	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	50 of 189	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	66 of 191	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	56 of 185	69.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-16 vs school

High school

Gifted and Talented (2024)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 296%+10 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 295%+21 vs state

English 186%+24 vs state

English Language Arts72%+15 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution62%~ state avg

Mathematics53%+20 vs state

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Schools Near Dixie High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)		SC READY Mathematics (2025)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Dixie High	Public	7-12	1 Haynes Street	Due West	29639	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 379-2186	565	36	15.6		480 (85.0%)	51 (9.0%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	80.8	22^nd of 235 public high schools	90.6%		79.1	27^th of 235 public high schools	88.5%	5	70.0	73.5	48.8	56.8	94.7	86.0	62.5	96.0	$13,587	$502	$295	$797	$9,531	$3,259	$12,790
Ware Shoals High	Public	9-12	56 South Greenwood Avenue	Ware Shoals	29692	Greenwood County	Greenwood 51	No	No	No	No	(864) 456-7923	265	21	12.6		179 (67.5%)	50 (18.9%)	16 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.2%)	30.6	166^th of 235 public high schools	29.4%		29.2	166^th of 235 public high schools	29.4%						48.0	54.3	42.9	84.7		$84,707	$36,116	$120,823
Abbeville High	Public	9-12	701 Washington Street	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 366-5916	463	31	14.9		217 (46.9%)	210 (45.4%)	20 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	42.9	131^st of 235 public high schools	44.3%		38.1	138^th of 235 public high schools	41.3%	7					89.3	47.4	53.4	82.7	$15,886	$737	$303	$1,040	$11,447	$3,400	$14,846
Belton Honea Path High	Public	9-12	11000 Belton-Honea Path Highwa	Honea Path	29654	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 369-7382	1,069	61	17.5		792 (74.1%)	153 (14.3%)	60 (5.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.7%)	67.7	54^th of 235 public high schools	77.0%		64.3	63^rd of 235 public high schools	73.2%	9					77.6	90.7	64.6	92.6	$11,920	$999	$494	$1,493	$8,782	$1,645	$10,427
Abbeville County Career Center	Public	10-12	100 Old Calhoun Falls Highway	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	No	(864) 366-9069	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Greenwood High	Public	9-12	1816 Cokesbury Road	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5600	1,724	97	17.8		605 (35.1%)	684 (39.7%)	317 (18.4%)	25 (1.5%)	29 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	60 (3.5%)	29	170^th of 235 public high schools	27.7%		26.2	176^th of 235 public high schools	25.1%	6					67.8	49.0	49.0	80.9	$13,232	$1,499	$596	$2,094	$9,693	$1,445	$11,137
G. Frank Russell Technology Center	Public	9-12	601 East Northside Drive	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 80	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5750	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Emerald High	Public	9-12	150 Bypass 225	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	No	(864) 941-5730	887	53	16.6		335 (37.8%)	367 (41.4%)	138 (15.6%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.5%)	26.4	179^th of 235 public high schools	23.8%		28.1	172^nd of 235 public high schools	26.8%	7					67.9	49.1	52.6	75.8	$16,305	$1,987	$815	$2,801	$11,775	$1,728	$13,503
Crescent High	Public	9-12	9104 Highway 81 South	Iva	29655	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	No	(864) 352-6175	819	46	17.8		631 (77.0%)	87 (10.6%)	58 (7.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.9%)	70.4	48^th of 235 public high schools	79.6%		78.5	29^th of 235 public high schools	87.7%	19					75.8	84.5	65.7	93.3	$13,367	$781	$630	$1,411	$10,263	$1,693	$11,956
Anderson Five Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1225 South McDuffie Street	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 05	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 260-5538	61	19	3.1		45 (73.8%)	9 (14.8%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)								(n/a)									$13,146	$249	$284	$533	$11,157	$1,455	$12,613

Frequently Asked Questions about Dixie High

What is the racial makeup of Dixie High?

Students at Dixie High are 85% White, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Dixie High a good school?

Yes. Dixie High ranks in the top 9.4% of South Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Dixie High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Dixie High.

What schools feed into Dixie High?

Dixie High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cherokee Trail Elementary
Elementary : Diamond Hill Elementary

What district is Dixie High in?

Abbeville 60

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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