Dixon Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Sneads Ferry, North Carolina

Dixon Middle in Sneads Ferry, North Carolina enrolled 997 students in 2024-25 with 54.0 full-time teachers, 18.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

948 students in 2022-23, 978 students in 2023-24, 997 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.0 to 54.0.

Students enrolled at Dixon Middle by school year2022-23: 948, 2023-24: 978, 2024-25: 99702505007501k2022-239482023-249782024-25997
Students enrolled at Dixon Middle by school year2022-23: 948, 2023-24: 978, 2024-25: 99702505007501k2022-239482023-249782024-25997
Students enrolled at Dixon Middle by school year2022-23: 948, 2023-24: 978, 2024-25: 99702505007501k2022-239482023-249782024-25997
Students enrolled at Dixon Middle by school year2022-23: 948, 2023-24: 978, 2024-25: 99702505007501k2022-239482023-249782024-25997
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2394852.018.2
2023-2497854.018.1
2024-2599754.018.5

18.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools

Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Dixon Middle 18.5; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherDixon Middle 18.5state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Dixon Middle 18.5; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherDixon Middle 18.5state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Dixon Middle 18.5; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherDixon Middle 18.5state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Dixon Middle 18.5; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherDixon Middle 18.5state median 16.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 465 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dixon Middle enrolled 930 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 465 of the 930 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent24.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.0% of students were White, 14.8% Hispanic, 7.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White71.0%
  2. Hispanic14.8%
  3. Two or more races7.3%
  4. Black5.2%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. American Indian0.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

What to look at next about Dixon Middle

  1. Surf City MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 9.7 miles away: 752 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).9.7 mi
  2. Topsail MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 17 miles away: 837 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
  3. Compare Dixon Middle with Surf City MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Onslow County Schools spends per student$11,056 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,056
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaDixon Middle is the number 40 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#40 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.18.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Dixon Middle

  1. How many students attend Dixon Middle?
    997 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 948 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Sneads Ferry, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Dixon Middle?
    18.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Dixon Middle a Title I school?
    Dixon Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Dixon Middle in?
    Onslow County Schools, NCES district ID 3703450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370345002271 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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