What Dixie County High School does

Dixie County High School is part of Dixie District Schools, a public K-12 school district governed by an elected five-member School Board of Dixie County, Florida. The district serves school-age residents of rural Dixie County through four brick-and-mortar schools: Old Town Elementary (PreK-3), Ruth Rains Upper Elementary (4-6), Dixie County Middle-High School (7-12), and a Pre-Kindergarten office, supplemented by a district-run virtual school (My District Virtual School). Academic programs include Pre-AP courses through a College Board partnership, dual enrollment with Florida Gateway College, and a Career & Technical Education (CTE) program spanning eight pathways including aerospace, agriculture, health science, and welding.

The district also operates the Dixie County Adult Welding program, an American Welding Society Accredited Test Facility offering evening classes in gas, arc, TIG, and pipe welding with preparation for AWS certification, charging $2.22 per hour in tuition. Core instructional technology platforms include Skyward (student/family access portal), Nutrislice (meal management), and WeatherSTEM (environmental monitoring). The district complies with FERPA, Title IX, and Section 504/ADA requirements and maintains a Title IX Coordinator role.

As a governmental entity, Dixie District Schools generates no commercial revenue; funding flows from local property taxes, Florida state education allocations (FEFP), and federal grants. There is no parent company, no subsidiaries in the corporate sense (only internal school divisions), no funding rounds, and no M&A activity. The district's strategic positioning centers on providing rural personalized education, college preparation via Pre-AP and dual enrollment, and workforce-aligned CTE credentialing within a small geographic catchment in North-Central Florida.

Name

Dixie County High School

Legal name

The School Board of Dixie County, Florida

Website

https://dixie.k12.fl.us

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dixie County High School is the 7-12 grade campus of Dixie District Schools, a public K-12 school district serving rural Dixie County, Florida with academic, CTE, dual enrollment, and virtual school programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Secondary education services
• Career technical education
• Adult vocational training
• Virtual schooling programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Cross City, FL

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dixie County High School, part of Dixie District Schools, delivers public secondary education to students in grades 7-12 through Dixie County Middle-High School. The school provides core academic instruction, Career & Technical Education pathways (welding, aerospace, agriculture, health science, business, criminal justice, hospitality, technology design), dual enrollment with Florida Gateway College, Pre-AP coursework via College Board partnership, athletics, and student support services including guidance counseling and ESE. The district as a whole extends offerings to PK-3 elementary, grades 4-6 upper elementary, a district virtual school, and an AWS-accredited adult welding program.

Product overview

Dixie District Schools operates as a unified K-12 public school district consisting of four brick-and-mortar schools (Old Town Elementary for PK-3, Ruth Rains Upper Elementary for grades 4-6, and Dixie County Middle-High School for grades 7-12), supplemented by a district virtual school (MDVS) and an adult welding program. The district also provides associated services including food service, transportation, health services, mental health resources, career & technical education (CTE) with eight program areas, and scholarship/choice programs. The portfolio of schools and programs serves students from pre-kindergarten through adult education, with digital platforms for family/student access (Skyward), meal management (Nutrislice), weather monitoring (WeatherSTEM), and library services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dixie County Middle-High School (Grades 7-12) The district's combined middle and high school serving students in grades 7-12, offering academic instruction, athletics, Career & Technical Education, and student support services.
• Old Town Elementary School (Grades PK-3) Elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through grade 3 students, focused on foundational academic skills and early literacy.
• Ruth Rains Upper Elementary School (Grades 4-6) Upper elementary school serving grades 4 through 6, focused on academic progression and character development.
• My District Virtual School (MDVS) District-run virtual schooling program allowing students to take K-12 courses online, registered through the assigned brick-and-mortar school's guidance office.
• Career & Technical Education (CTE) Career academy programs at the high school level offering pathways in aerospace technology, agriculture, business, criminal justice, health science, hospitality & tourism, technology design, and welding, with industry certifications and dual enrollment options.
• Dixie County Adult Welding Program Adult education program offering welding training including gas welding, arc welding, TIG welding, and pipe welding, with preparation for American Welding Society certification. Classes meet Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings at Dixie County High School.
• Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) Program Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten program for children of eligible age, providing early childhood education and school readiness preparation.
• Student Transportation Services School bus transportation services coordinated by the district, including bus rules, procedures, and plans for student transport.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Florida Gateway CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDCHS offers dual enrollment with Florida Gateway College, allowing eligible students to earn college credit while in high school through the guidance department.
• Dixie County Health DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Dixie County Health Department to provide health education in accordance with Florida Senate bill 1003.42(n), addressing comprehensive health education topics.
• Dixie Education FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal scholarship provider working with DCHS guidance department to offer local scholarships to graduating students.
• College BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDCHS is a Pre-AP Partner School with College Board, providing access to Pre-AP courses and resources for student college preparation.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stride Inc. Large publicly traded K-12 online learning provider; direct functional peer to Dixie's My District Virtual School (MDVS) offering, though operating at vastly greater scale and across many states.
• Connections Academy: National online K-12 provider operating public school programs in Florida; overlapping value proposition with MDVS and a potential competitive alternative for families seeking virtual schooling.

Direct peers

• Taylor County School District: Adjacent small Florida district on the Gulf coast with similar single-high-school-plus-elementaries structure and comparable CTE/dual enrollment programming.
• Lafayette County Schools: Adjacent rural Florida public school district of comparable size and demographic profile; the two counties are often grouped together in Florida DOE size classifications, making this a structural peer.
• Gilchrist County Schools: Neighboring small rural Florida public school district serving grades PK-12 with similar operating model, funding mix, and demographic profile to Dixie District Schools — the closest structural comparable.
• Suwannee County School District: Neighboring small Florida public school district with overlapping dual-enrollment options and similar rural North-Central Florida operating environment.
• Levy County Schools: Nearby rural North-Central Florida public school district serving PreK-12 with comparable CTE and dual enrollment offerings, overlapping workforce and postsecondary partner institutions.

Emerging players

• Tulsa Welding School: Specialized vocational training provider with welding programs leading to AWS certifications; partial functional peer to Dixie's adult welding program, representing the broader trade-school competitive set.
• Charter Schools USA: Major Florida-focused charter school operator; competes with district schools for student enrollment and the per-pupil funding that follows each student through school choice mechanisms.

Others

• Florida Gateway College: Dixie's named dual enrollment partner institution; functionally a higher-education peer in the same geographic and workforce-development ecosystem, sharing pipeline students and CTE credentials.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/dixie-county-high-school

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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