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Dyer County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Newbern and Trimble, and parts of Dyersburg.

Newbern’s School Grade A better than 85% of Tennessee school districts

Students
3,600
Schools
8
Spent per student
$12,586
TN $13,059
Debt
$11M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dyer County School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 85% of Tennessee districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Debt of $11M, about $3,043 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 85% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ANewbern 3,222Trimble 533

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Newbern. Grade by grade →

PK–5Newbern Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Northview Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Dyer County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 31.1% · 2,340 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 36.8% · 2,161 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 87.3% · 260 in the class

100% 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
$12,586 per student · 4% below TN
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 55%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,751’20
3,660’21
3,645’22
3,611’23
3,600’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Black 6%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Fifth Consolidated School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dyersburg
A
537 students
Newbern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newbern
A−
527 students
Holice Powell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dyersburg
A−
252 students
Finley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Finley
A−
234 students
Trimble Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Trimble
B
166 students
Northview Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Newbern
A−
445 students
Three Oaks Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dyersburg
B+
387 students
Dyer County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Newbern
B+
1,052 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.