Dyer County Schools
Public school district for Dyer County, Tennessee
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Dyer County Schools is the public school district for Dyer County, Tennessee.
| Dyer County Schools | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| United States | |
| Coordinates | 36.02938°N 89.361109°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public school (government funded) |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Superintendent | Cheryl Mathis |
| Schools | 5 Primary 2 Middle 1 High |
| Budget | $29,404,000[1] |
| NCES District ID | 4701050[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 3,643[1] |
| Teachers | 219.34 (on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 16.61[1] |
| District mascot | Choctaw |
| Colors | Orange and White |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
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.[2]
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.[3]
Schools
- Elementary schools
- Fifth Consolidated School in Dyersburg 36.089953°N 89.382432°W serving grades PK-5 (NCES Id 470105000340[4])
- Finley Elementary School in Finley 36.034768°N 89.481486°W serving grades PK-5 (NCES Id 470105000341[5])
- Holice Powell Elementary School in Dyersburg 35.971468°N 89.388682°W serving grades PK-5 (NCES Id 470105000342[6])
- Newbern Grammar in Newbern 36.117302°N 89.260086°W serving grades PK-5 (NCES Id 470105000343[7])
- Trimble Elementary School in Trimble 36.200607°N 89.184512°W serving grades PK-5 (NCES Id 470105000345[8])
- Middle schools
- Three Oaks Middle School in Dyersburg 36.049637°N 89.43517°W serving grades 6-8 (NCES Id 470105000934[9])
- Northview Middle School in Newbern 36.114503°N 89.284387°W serving grades 6-8 (NCES Id 470105000339[10])
- High schools
- Dyer County High School in Newbern 36.103165°N 89.29179°W serving grades 9-12 (NCES Id 470105002028[11])
