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B+

Dickson County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Dickson, White Bluff, Burns, Charlotte, Vanleer and Slayden.

Dickson’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Tennessee school districts

Students
7,777
Schools
17
Spent per student
$11,642
TN $13,059
Debt
$35.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dickson County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Tennessee districts
  • Spends 11% less per student than the TN average
  • Debt of $35.9M, about $4,622 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% of the 147 Tennessee school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Dickson 17,051B+White Bluff 4,516B+Burns 1,910B+Charlotte 1,647Vanleer 609Slayden 186

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dickson. Grade by grade →

PK–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–112 schoolsThis district
12Dickson County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency32%
State average 31.1% · 5,302 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 36.8% · 4,831 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 87.3% · 568 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,642 per student · 11% below TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 49%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
7,802’20
7,777’21
8,129’22
8,009’23
7,777’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 78%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 7%Black 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

17 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools.

Centennial Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dickson
A
713 students
Stuart Burns Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burns
A
706 students
Charlotte Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charlotte
B
601 students
Oakmont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dickson
A−
482 students
White Bluff Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · White Bluff
B+
479 students
Vanleer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vanleer
B+
269 students
Dickson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dickson
B−
229 students
Special Services
Other · Grades PK–11 · Dickson
3 students
The Discovery School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dickson
A
202 students
Dickson County Distance Learning Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Dickson
40 students
New Directions Academy
Other · Grades 3–12 · Charlotte
C+
61 students
Dickson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dickson
B
570 students
Burns Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Burns
A−
494 students
Charlotte Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
B
433 students
W James Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · White Bluff
B+
239 students
Dickson County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dickson
C+
1,337 students
Creek Wood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
B
919 students

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Tennessee.