High school (grades 9-12) · Kingsport, TN

Dobyns - Bennett High School

Federal NCES profile for Dobyns - Bennett High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 470219000706
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👥 S:T ratio
42
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
34
📋 Attendance
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dobyns - Bennett High School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Tennessee median. It is also one of the largest schools in Tennessee.

#6 of 18
public schools in Kingsport · Resource Index
44
Resource Index · Typical
14.4:1
students per teacher
2,315
students enrolled

Dobyns - Bennett High School has class sizes near the Tennessee median. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Dobyns - Bennett High School ranks #6 of 18 public schools in Kingsport, TN.

School address

Kingsport, TN 37664
District: Kingsport · Tennessee

NCES ID 470219000706 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-163 students YoY

Dobyns - Bennett High School shrank from 2,514 students in 2022-23 to 2,351 in 2023-24 (-6.5%).

Teacher FTE added 161.1 → 166.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-163 students YoY 470219000706 · Kingsport, TN High · LARGE · TRAD

2,315 enr · 14.4:1 · RII 44

Nearest enrollment peer: Ross N. Robinson Middle School (918 students)

Dobyns - Bennett High School shrank from 2,514 students in 2022-23 to 2,351 in 2023-24 (-6.5%). Teacher FTE added 161.1 → 166.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Tennessee schools → · Find another →

Dobyns - Bennett High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Dobyns - Bennett High School reports 2,315 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Dobyns - Bennett High School compares

Dobyns - Bennett High School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Tennessee and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Tennessee Tennessee avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.4:1 ▼ 6% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 2,315 top 1% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14.4:1
Leaner classes than 53% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
2,315
Bigger than 99% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
14.4:1
students per teacher - 6% below state mean
Top 43% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 57% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
28.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,027
per pupil, district-wide - above Tennessee avg of $11,532
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors7.0 FTE
Per 331 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
260
in-school suspensions + 189 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 11.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 19.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 16 expulsions.

Student demographics

White 77.3%
Two or More 7.8%
Hispanic or Latino 7.7%
African American 5.1%
Asian 1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 77.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 38.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 38.7, Dobyns - Bennett High School is about as mixed as the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 27
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Kingsport reports $12,027 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Dobyns - Bennett High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Ross N. Robinson Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
John Sevier Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Andrew Johnson Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
George Washington Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
John Adams Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Dobyns - Bennett High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Kingsport · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~2,315 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~14.4:1)

Frequently asked questions about Dobyns - Bennett High School

How many students attend Dobyns - Bennett High School?

Dobyns - Bennett High School has 2,315 students enrolled. It is a high school in Kingsport, TN. CCD year-over-year: 2,514 (2022-23) → 2,351 (2023-24), down 163.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dobyns - Bennett High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Dobyns - Bennett High School is 14.4:1, which is 6% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 8% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dobyns - Bennett High School?

The largest demographic group at Dobyns - Bennett High School is White at 77.3% of enrollment, in Kingsport, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dobyns - Bennett High School?

Dobyns - Bennett High School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Dobyns - Bennett High School rank among public schools in Kingsport?

By Resource Investment Index, Dobyns - Bennett High School ranks #6 of 18 public schools in Kingsport, TN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Kingsport on the city page.

What other schools are in Kingsport?

Besides Dobyns - Bennett High School, Kingsport also operates Ross N. Robinson Middle School (918 students), John Sevier Middle School (818 students), and Andrew Johnson Elementary School (558 students). See the Kingsport district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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