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Dyersburg

Dyersburg, Tennessee · Public school district · #88 of 122 Tennessee districts by enrollment

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2,585

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,234

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% above the Tennessee median

#88

Size rank in Tennessee

of 122 districts listed

Dyersburg is a public school district based in Dyersburg, Tennessee, serving 2,585 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #88 of the 122 Tennessee districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 28% of them. Its schools average 646 students each, more than the Tennessee median of 467. It spends about $11,234 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% more than the Tennessee median.

How Dyersburg compares

DyersburgTennessee median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,234

Tennessee median $10,059 · 12% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,333

Tennessee median $6,268 · 17% above · FY2020-21

Students per school646

Tennessee median 467 · 38% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$32.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 19%State 46%Local 35%

Measure	Dyersburg	Tennessee median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,234	$10,059	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,333	$6,268	FY2020-21
Total spending	$29.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$32.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Tennessee median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Tennessee

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Humphreys CountyWaverly	2,641	6	$9,443	n/a	#85
Lenoir CityLenoir City	2,638	4	$9,244	n/a	#86
Millington Municipal SchoolsMillington	2,587	3	$10,899	n/a	#87
DyersburgDyersburg · this district	2,585	4	$11,234	n/a	#88
LakelandLakeland	2,538	2	$9,431	n/a	#89

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Adair CountyColumbia, KY	2,585	$10,688	14.0
Lower Moreland Township School DistrictHuntingdon Valley, PA	2,584	$18,213	14.2
Grayslake CHSD 127Grayslake, IL	2,583	$24,464	12.8
Averill Park Central School DistrictAverill Park, NY	2,583	$21,322	14.7

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-tn-dyersburg