Dixie Heights High School
Dixie Heights logo
3010 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017 United States
Information
Type	Public School
Established	1936
School district	Kenton County
Superintendent	Dr. Henry Webb
Principal	Roddy Stainforth[1]
Teaching staff	69.00 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	1,524 (2023–2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	22.09[2]
Colors	Red and Grey
Mascot	Colonels
Website	http://www.kenton.kyschools.us/1/Home

Dixie Heights High School, usually referred to as just Dixie, is a 6-A high school located at 3010 Dixie Highway in Edgewood, Kentucky, United States, but has a mailing address of Fort Mitchell. Dixie Heights High School is in the Kenton County School District. The superintendent is Dr. Henry Webb. The principal is Roddy Stainforth.

History

The school was built by the Works Progress Administration. It opened for classes in 1936 and was dedicated by Eleanor Roosevelt. It was originally to be named for Franklin D. Roosevelt.^[3]

The school is on U.S. Route 25/U.S. Route 42 (Dixie Highway). The main building is nearly identical in construction and materials to Simon Kenton High School, located in Independence, Kentucky. Before the renovations to both Dixie Heights High School and Simon Kenton High School, they were known as sister schools.^[4]

Extracurricular activities

Notable alumni

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• Skeeter Davis, singer
• Trey Grayson, Kentucky Secretary of State (2004–2011)
• David S. Mann, former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio^[9]
• Mark Pike, NFL player with the Buffalo Bills^[10]
• Brian Pillman Jr., professional wrestler^[11]
• Graham Taylor, former MLB player who briefly played with the Florida Marlins
• Ron Ziegler, press secretary to Richard Nixon

References

External links

• Dixie Heights High School