Lebanon Special School District

Lebanon Special School District
Address
397 North Castle Heights Avenue Lebanon , Tennessee, 37087 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	PreK–8 [1]
NCES District ID	4702370 [1]
Students and staff
Students	3,837 [1]
Teachers	255.0 [1]
Staff	339.0 [1]
Student–teacher ratio	15.05 [1]
Other information
Website	www.lssd.org

Lebanon Special School District (LSSD) is a K-8 ^[2] school district headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee.

It serves most of Lebanon and some unincorporated areas. Wilson County Schools operates the high schools that serve the LSSD territory. ^[3]

History

Scott Benson is the director of the district. In 2019 the school board voted for a one-year renewal of Benson's contract. ^[4] Benson had been promoted to Interim Assistant Director of the district in 2010. ^[5]

As of 2021 ^[update] the district had about 2,000 students. ^[6]

Schools

Middle schools

• Walter J. Baird Middle School
• Winfree Bryant Middle School – Opened in 2010. ^[6]

Elementary schools

• Jones Brummett Elementary – Opened in August 2021
  • Capacity of 800; enrollment for fall 2021 was 500–550. ^[6] Becky Sevier was selected as the first principal. ^[7] Named for Andy Brummett and Steve Jones ^[8]
• Castle Heights Elementary
• Byars Dowdy Elementary
• Coles Ferry Elementary
• Sam Houston Elementary

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Lebanon". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
2. "History". Lebanon Special School District. Retrieved July 22, 2022. The district provides instruction for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade,[...]
3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wilson County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 6, 2021. - Text list
4. Austin, Rima (December 12, 2019). "LSSD director gets 'best' evaluation". Lebanon Democrat . Retrieved July 6, 2021.
5. "Scott Benson named to fill Hutto's LSSD position". Wilson Post . August 17, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
6. Humbles, Andy (February 16, 2021). "A look inside Lebanon's future Jones Brummett Elementary School to open in August". The Tennessean . Retrieved July 12, 2021.
7. Mayes, Angie (February 12, 2021). "Long-time educator to lead new LSSD school". The Wilson Post . Retrieved July 12, 2021.
8. "New LSSD school named for Jones, Brummett". The Wilson Post . August 14, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

Further reading

• "Jones Brummett Elementary School". The Tennessean . February 16, 2021. - Image gallery

External links

• Lebanon Special School District