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Dyersburg, Tennessee - 8 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Dyer County #90 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,984 per pupil, Dyer County ranks #62 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,645
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$10,984
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dyer County operates 8 public schools serving 3,645 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Dyer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,984 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending. See how Tennessee compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 30.6% local, 51.6% state, and 17.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 32/100, ranked #90 of 140 in Tennessee against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 574.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.9% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Northview Middle School, with a diversity index of 37.8/100.
Its largest campus is Dyer County High School, enrolling 1,052 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Trimble Elementary, at 166 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Dyer County High School accounts for 28.9% of all Dyer County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Dyer County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Dyer County school enrollment varies 6.3× across entities
Dyer County school enrollment ranges from 166 students (lowest) to 1,052 students (highest), a spread of 886 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Dyer County student-counselor ratio is 574:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Dyer County chronic absenteeism rate is 15.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Dyer County is typically wider than the Dyer County-aggregate figure suggests.
Dyer County has 8 schools, including 1 high, 5 combined, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 3,645 students.
How much does Dyer County spend per student?
Dyer County spends $10,984 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #90 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Dyer County?
Dyer County students are 85.9% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dyer County?
Dyer County has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #90 out of 140 districts in Tennessee.