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Dyer, Tennessee - 9 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Gibson Co Sp Dist #129 of 140 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,328 per pupil, Gibson Co Sp Dist ranks #135 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,962
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$9,328
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gibson Co Sp Dist operates 9 public schools serving 3,962 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 2 high, 2 elementary 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 Gibson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,328 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 15 of 141 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending. See how Tennessee compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.6% local, 52.0% state, and 19.3% 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 21/100, ranked #129 of 140 in Tennessee against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 339.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.9% White, 9.1% African American, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dyer Elementary, with a diversity index of 45.5/100.
South Gibson County Elementary School accounts for 22.2% of all Gibson Co Sp Dist student enrollment
That concentration means Gibson Co Sp Dist-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Gibson Co Sp Dist school enrollment varies 10× across entities
Gibson Co Sp Dist school enrollment ranges from 87 students (lowest) to 881 students (highest), a spread of 794 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Gibson Co Sp Dist student-counselor ratio is 339:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Gibson Co Sp Dist is typically wider than the Gibson Co Sp Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Gibson Co Sp Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 10.1% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.