Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Gibson

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Gibson-City-Hall-and-bank-tnPhoto: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
Schools in Gibson

Gibson’s public schools

Gibson County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gibson. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/8schools above Tennessee’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Tennessee’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.6K
▼ 19% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
0
3,071 students on the public path
In brief

Gibson’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Gibson’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. South Gibson County Elementary School places highest (better than 93%); Kenton Elementary School lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Gibson, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: South Gibson County High School and Gibson County High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Gibson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–86 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Gibson County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Gibson County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 3,828 students, down 2% since 2020–21
$10,635TN $13,059 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 36.8% · 2366 students tested
Math51%
State average 31.1% · 2659 students tested

Gibson vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Gibson’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gibson—Gibson County

Every school in Gibson

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Gibsonin other towns
South Gibson County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Medina
A
881 studentsRate it →
Dyer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dyer
B
381 studentsRate it →
Rutherford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rutherford
A−
282 studentsRate it →
Yorkville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Yorkville
B+
144 studentsRate it →
Kenton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Kenton
C+
87 studentsRate it →
Spring Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Trenton
B+
91 studentsRate it →
South Gibson County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Medina
A
776 studentsRate it →
Gibson County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dyer
B+
429 studentsRate it →

Questions about Gibson’s schools

Are Gibson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gibson. Gibson County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gibson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gibson in?

Gibson County School District.

Where do Gibson kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: South Gibson County High School and Gibson County High School.

Parents talk

What Gibson families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Gibson → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.