Desert Hills High School (DHHS) is located in

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, United States, and is the second newest of the five St. George 4A public high schools. It is a part of the Washington County School District. Zone: south St. George, Bloomington, Bloomington Hills, Little Valley. Desert Hills High School's nickname is the Thunder and its mascot is

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Sports

DHHS competes in the 4A division in region 10 with other Washington County schools and two high schools from Cedar City, Utah. Desert Hills will remain in 4A Region 9 for the 2019-2021 classification period.https://www.uhsaa.org/realignment/2019-21Regions.pdf

Demographics

Desert Hills High School is considered by the NCES to be classified within a Rural: Fringe (41) area, defined as rural territory that is less than or equal to 5 miles from an urbanized area, as well as rural territory that is less than or equal to 2.5 miles from an urban cluster. NCES reports that 10.7% of students at DHHS are considered free lunch eligible, and 2.3% reduced-price lunch eligible.

References

External links

Desert Hills historical information site

Washington County School District

Desert Hills High School website

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