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Public school district for Dyer County, Tennessee

Dyer County Schools
Location
159 Everett Avenue
Dyersburg, Tennessee United States
Coordinates36°01′46″N 89°21′40″W / 36.02938°N 89.361109°W / 36.02938; -89.361109
District information
TypePublic school (government funded)
GradesPK-12
SuperintendentCheryl Mathis
Schools5 Primary
2 Middle
1 High
Budget$29,404,000
NCES District ID4701050
Students and staff
Students3,643
Teachers219.34 (on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student–teacher ratio16.61
District mascotChoctaw
ColorsOrange and White
Other information
Websitewww.dyercs.net

Dyer County Schools is the public school district for Dyer County, Tennessee.

The district serves the entire county except for those served by the Dyersburg City Schools District. The district includes a few outerlying parts of Dyersburg as well as the town of Newbern and the Dyer County portion of Trimble. It also includes the census-designated places of Bogota, Finley, Fowlkes, Lenox, and Miston.

History

Reportedly, the first school in Dyer County was started at Key Corner (now in Lauderdale County) in 1825 by Edith Kenley. The same year, Dr. Thomas Nash opened a school southeast of modern day Dyersburg. In 1884, Newbern and Trimble, Tennessee both had schools established.

Schools

Elementary schools
Middle schools
High schools

References

  1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Dyer County". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dyer County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 6, 2024. - Text list
  3. Goodspeed History of Dyer County, TN. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1887.
  4. "Search for Public Schools - Fifth Consolidated School (470105000340)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  5. "Search for Public Schools - Finley Elementary School (470105000341)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  6. "Search for Public Schools - Holice Powell Elementary School (470105000342)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  7. "Search for Public Schools - Newbern Grammar (470105000343)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  8. "Search for Public Schools - Trimble Elementary School (470105000345)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  9. "Search for Public Schools - Three Oaks Middle School (470105000934)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  10. "Search for Public Schools - Northview Middle School (470105000339)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  11. "Search for Public Schools - Dyer County High School (470105002028)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.


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