Dyer County High School
Public school in Newbern, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States
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Dyer County High School is a public Title I high school located in Newbern, Tennessee. It is an operated by the Dyer County Schools system.
| Dyer County High school | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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1000 West Main , , 38059-1473 | |
| Coordinates | 36.103165°N 89.29179°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1972 |
School district | Dyer County Schools |
NCES School ID | 470105002028[1] |
Principal | Stephanie Sanders |
| Staff | 69.98 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,070[2] (2022–2023) |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.29[2] |
Hours in school day | 7 |
Campus type | Rural |
| Colors | Orange and white [3] |
Athletics conference | TSSAA |
| Mascot | Choctaw[3] |
| Rival | Dyersburg High School |
Feeder schools | Northview Middle School Three Oaks Middle School |
| Website | dchs |
The school district (of which this is the sole comprehensive high school) 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.[4]
The school features its own botanical gardens located on the campus.[5] Also, the company AltarNoire was founded by Barrett Rainey, an actively enrolled student at the time. The school is home to the 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, and 2014–15 TSSAA State Cheerleading Champions as well as the 2012–13, 2013–14, and 2014–15 UCA National High School Cheerleading Co-ed Champions.[6]
Notable alumni
Notable people to have attended the school include:
- T. J. Frier, American football defensive tackle[7]
- Robert Hubbs III, semi professional basketball player[8]
- Connor Ray Edwards, singer/songwriter[9]
