Dyer County School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade

Public schools for Newbern and Trimble, and parts of Dyersburg.

At a glance

3,600Students enrolled

8Schools

2Towns served

$12,586Spent per student

School path

Where would my kid go?

NewbernTrimble

Grades PK–5

Newbern Elementary School527 students · NewbernThis district

Grades 6–8

Northview Middle School445 students · NewbernThis district

Grades PK–5

Trimble Elementary166 students · TrimbleThis district

Grades 6–8

Northview Middle School or Three Oaks Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs TN

Math proficiency40%

State average 26.9%

Graduation rate (4-year)97%

State average 90.3%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$12,586

per student each year · 4% below the TN average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration36%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)31%

State55%

Federal14%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,751’20

3,660’21

3,645’22

3,611’23

3,600’24

Students

White · 84%3,036

Black · 6%205

Hispanic · 5%191

Two or more races · 4%160

Asian · 0%5

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Newbern3,289 people

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Trimble554 people

Also covers small parts of Dyersburg.

Schools8 in district

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Fifth Consolidated SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 537 students · Dyersburg

APublic 📚

Newbern Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 527 students · Newbern

A-Public 📚

Holice Powell ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 252 students · Dyersburg

A-Public 📚

Finley ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 234 students · Finley

A-Public 📚

Trimble ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 166 students · Trimble

BPublic 📚

Northview Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 445 students · Newbern

A-Public 📚

Three Oaks Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 387 students · Dyersburg

B+Public 🏫

Dyer County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,052 students · Newbern

B+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.