Dyer County School District
Dyer County Schools is the public school district for Dyer County, Tennessee.
The district serves the entire county except for those served by the Dyersburg City Schools District. The district includes a few outerlying parts of Dyersburg as well as the town of Newbern and the Dyer County portion of Trimble. It also includes the census-designated places of Bogota, Finley, Fowlkes, Lenox, and Miston.
History
Reportedly, the first school in Dyer County was started at Key Corner (now in Lauderdale County) in 1825 by Edith Kenley. The same year, Dr. Thomas Nash opened a school southeast of modern day Dyersburg. In 1884, Newbern and Trimble, Tennessee both had schools established.
Schools
- Elementary schools
- Fifth Consolidated School in Dyersburg 36°05′24″N 89°22′57″W / 36.089953°N 89.382432°W serving grades PK-5 (NCES Id 470105000340)
- Finley Elementary School in Finley 36°02′05″N 89°28′53″W / 36.034768°N 89.481486°W serving grades PK-5 (NCES Id 470105000341)
- Holice Powell Elementary School in Dyersburg 35°58′17″N 89°23′19″W / 35.971468°N 89.388682°W serving grades PK-5 (NCES Id 470105000342)
- Newbern Grammar in Newbern 36°07′02″N 89°15′36″W / 36.117302°N 89.260086°W serving grades PK-5 (NCES Id 470105000343)
- Trimble Elementary School in Trimble 36°12′02″N 89°11′04″W / 36.200607°N 89.184512°W serving grades PK-5 (NCES Id 470105000345)
- Middle schools
- Three Oaks Middle School in Dyersburg 36°02′59″N 89°26′07″W / 36.049637°N 89.43517°W serving grades 6-8 (NCES Id 470105000934)
- Northview Middle School in Newbern 36°06′52″N 89°17′04″W / 36.114503°N 89.284387°W serving grades 6-8 (NCES Id 470105000339)
- High schools
- Dyer County High School in Newbern 36°06′11″N 89°17′30″W / 36.103165°N 89.29179°W serving grades 9-12 (NCES Id 470105002028)
References
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Dyer County". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dyer County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 6, 2024. - Text list
- ^ Goodspeed History of Dyer County, TN. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1887.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Fifth Consolidated School (470105000340)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Finley Elementary School (470105000341)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Holice Powell Elementary School (470105000342)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Newbern Grammar (470105000343)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Trimble Elementary School (470105000345)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Three Oaks Middle School (470105000934)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Northview Middle School (470105000339)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Dyer County High School (470105002028)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
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