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Dixie High School (South Carolina)

Coordinates: 34°19′39″N 82°23′16″W / 34.32750°N 82.38778°W / 34.32750; -82.38778
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Dixie High School
Address
Map
1 Haynes Street

,
29639

United States
Coordinates34°19′39″N 82°23′16″W / 34.32750°N 82.38778°W / 34.32750; -82.38778
Information
School districtAbbeville District 60
CEEB code410665
PrincipalPaul Prescott
Teaching staff32.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades8–12
Enrollment507 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.84[1]
Color(s)Kelly green and white
  
NicknameHornets
Websitedxhs.acsdsc.org

Dixie High School is a public school for grades 8–12 in Due West, South Carolina, United States. It is part of the Abbeville County School District.

As of 2015 it had an enrollment of 415 students.[2] In 2024, US News ranked it 44th in South Carolina. It has a 16% minority population with 61% of students classified as economically disadvantaged.[3]

Athletics

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Dixie High School participates in 12 varsity sports. In addition, football, volleyball, boys and girls basketball, baseball, boys and girls soccer, and softball teams participate in the junior varsity programs. Dixie High School's athletic teams are known as the Hornets.

Fall Winter Spring
Cross Country Boys basketball Baseball
Football Girls basketball Fishing
Volleyball Wrestling Golf
    Boys Soccer
    Girls Soccer
    Softball
    Track & Field

State championships

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  • Basketball - Boys: 1957, 1972[4]
  • Cross Country - Boys: 2016, 2020[5]
  • Cross Country - Girls: 2021[6]
  • Soccer - Boys: 2019[7]
  • Softball: 2014, 2016, 2019[8]
  • Volleyball: 1981, 1987, 1988[9]

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Dixie High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Explore Dixie High School".
  3. ^ "Dixie High School". US News. 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  4. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Basketball - Boys
  5. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Cross Country - Boys
  6. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Cross Country - Girls
  7. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Soccer - Boys
  8. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Softball
  9. ^ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Volleyball
  10. ^ Shone, Mark (2012). Michael McCall (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Country Music (2nd ed.). Oxford, MS: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199920839. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
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