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Dobyns - Bennett High School
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Dobyns - Bennett High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1 Tribe Way, Kingsport, TN 37664 · (423) 378-8400 · Part of Kingsport City School District

Kingsport’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Tennessee school districts

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Students
2,315
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Dobyns - Bennett High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state

On the path

Where Kingsport kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Dobyns - Bennett High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1 Tribe Way, Kingsport

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9597
Grade 10559
Grade 11611
Grade 12548
Enrollment over time
2,379’20
2,414’21
2,514’22
2,351’23
2,315’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 8%Black 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dobyns - Bennett High School from Kingsport families.

Other schools in Kingsport City School District

The district →
Andrew Johnson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kingsport
A
558 students
John Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kingsport
A
506 students
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kingsport
A−
497 students
Andrew Jackson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kingsport
B−
430 students
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kingsport
B−
420 students
John F. Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kingsport
B−
280 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Kingsport’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.