Dyer County Schools

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Dyer County Schools
Location
159 Everett Avenue
Dyersburg, Tennessee
United States
Coordinates 36°01′46″N89°21′40″W / 36.02938°N 89.361109°W / 36.02938; -89.361109
District information
Type Public school (government funded)
GradesPK-12
SuperintendentCheryl Mathis
Schools5 Primary
2 Middle
1 High
Budget$29,404,000 [1]
NCES District ID 4701050 [1]
Students and staff
Students3,643 [1]
Teachers219.34 (on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis) [1]
Student–teacher ratio16.61 [1]
District mascotChoctaw
ColorsOrange and White
Other information
Website www.dyercs.net

Dyer County Schools is the public school district for Dyer County, Tennessee.

Contents

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. [2]

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. [3]

Schools

Elementary schools
Middle schools
High schools

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