Dixon High School (California)

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Dixon High School
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Dixon High School (California)
555 College Way, Dixon, CA 95620
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School board Dixon Unified School District
NCES District ID0611280 [1]
NCES School ID061128001251 [1]
PrincipalStephanie Marquez
Teaching staff46.39 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Years offered9–12 [1]
Enrollment1,013 [1]  (2022–23 [1] )
Student to teacher ratio21.84 [1]
Campus typeRural: Fringe [1]
Color(s)Green and white
Team nameRams [2]
Website dhs.dixonusd.org

Dixon High School high school in Dixon, California. It is the only mainstream high school in the town of 18,974 (as of 2021), although there is a small alternative high school called Maine Prairie High School. [3] Dixon High School is part of the Dixon Unified School District.

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It is located at 555 College Way. The school had previously been located at 455 East A St. from 1940 to 2007. The old location has since been converted into a middle school called John Knight Middle School. Named for a longtime Dixon High principal, the school opened in March 2021. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Dixon High". School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. "Dixon Rams - Official Athletic Website – Dixon, CA" . Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. "Home page". Maine Prairie High School. Dixon USD. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. Nick Sestanovich (September 25, 2019). "DUSD officials tour Dixon High farm, future middle school campus". Vacaville Reporter.
  5. Nick Sestanovich (April 1, 2021). "Many milestones as John Knight Middle School opens". Vacaville Reporter.
  6. "Country singer Jon Pardi surprises seniors at Dixon High" . Retrieved 2017-09-07.

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