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Dickson, TN
Public School Ratings




Dickson Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Dickson County School District details

Dickson County School District
817 N Charlotte St
Dickson, TN 37055

8,078 Students enrolled in District

18 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Dickson County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Tennessee

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.7% of all TN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.3% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
35%
41%
36%
36%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Burns Middle School
88 Bobcat Trl
Burns, TN, 37029
06-08
Centennial Elementary School
198 Upper Lake Dr
Dickson, TN, 37055
PK-05
Charlotte Elementary School
200 Humphries St
Charlotte, TN, 37036
PK-05
Charlotte Middle School
250 Humphries St
Charlotte, TN, 37036
06-08
Creek Wood High School
3499 Highway 47 North
Charlotte, TN, 37036
09-12
Dickson County Distance Learning Academy School
4000 Hwy 48 N
Charlotte, TN, 37036
04-12
Dickson County High School
509 Henslee Dr
Dickson, TN, 37055
09-12
Dickson Elementary School
120 W Broad St
Dickson, TN, 37055
PK-05
Dickson Middle School
401 E College St
Dickson, TN, 37055
06-08
New Directions Academy School
4000 Highway 48 North
Charlotte, TN, 37036
06-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 86.4% 62.3%
Black 3.9% 21.6%
Hispanic 8.5% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,516 $45,451,840 57.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $517 $4,260,080 5.4%
Staff $381 $3,139,440 4.0%
General Administration $184 $1,516,160 1.9%
School Administration $551 $4,540,240 5.8%
Operation $780 $6,427,200 8.2%
Transportation $410 $3,378,400 4.3%
Other $155 $1,277,200 1.6%
Total Support $2,979 $24,546,960 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,037 $8,544,880 10.9%
Total Expenditures $9,532 $78,543,680 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,076 $6,055,596,249 54.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $517 $514,989,071 4.6%
Staff $637 $635,260,889 5.7%
General Administration $212 $211,475,970 1.9%
School Administration $644 $641,504,793 5.7%
Operation $799 $796,124,112 7.1%
Transportation $365 $364,043,741 3.3%
Other $300 $299,115,221 2.7%
Total Support $3,474 $3,462,481,329 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,675 $1,669,852,381 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,225 $11,187,895,551 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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