Dixie County School District
Public
Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 B+School Grade
Public schools for Cross City and Horseshoe Beach.
At a glance
2,001Students enrolled
8Schools
2Towns served
$12,912Spent per student
20:1Student–teacher ratio
68%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades PK–6
JAMES M. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–6
JAMES M. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs FL
Math proficiency52%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 52%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 90.3%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$12,912
per student each year · 1% below the FL average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,669’20
1,644’21
1,659’22
1,637’23
2,001’24
Students
White · 83%1,652
Black · 7%150
Hispanic · 5%103
Two or more races · 4%81
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%6
Asian · 0%6
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools8 in district
JAMES M. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 563 students · Cross City
B+PublicOLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 517 students · Old Town
A-PublicKINDER CUB SCHOOL INCElementary · Grades PK–2 · 121 students · Cross City
CharterDIXIE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMElementary · Grades K–5 · 2 students · Cross City
PublicDIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 7–12 · 791 students · Cross City
CPublicDIXIE VIRTUAL FRANCHISEOther · Grades K–12 · 7 students · Cross City
PublicDIXIE TEEN PARENT PRESCHOOLPrekindergarten · Grades PK · Cross City
PublicDIXIE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMOther · Grades K–12 · Cross City
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.