School district · Tennessee

Dickson County

Dickson County in Tennessee: 17 public schools with 7,777 students and — students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,642 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 17
Students: 7,777
Students per teacher: —; TN — · US 15.1
Spending per student: $11,642; TN $13K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): —
Counselors (FTE): —
Students per counselor: —; TN — · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): —; Librarians (FTE): —

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$7.8K15

$7.9K16

$8.5K17

$8.4K18

$8.8K19

$9.1K20

$9.4K21

$10.3K22

$10.7K23

$11.6K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 17% · $18.8M
State: 49% · $55.1M
Local: 34% · $37.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,814
Support services: $4,134
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $7.5M
Long-term debt: $38.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 4High schools: 2Other schools: 3

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	City or town
Centennial Elementary	Pre-K–5	713	—	Dickson
Charlotte Elementary	Pre-K–5	601	—	Charlotte
Dickson Elementary	Pre-K–5	229	—	Dickson
Oakmont Elementary	Pre-K–5	482	—	Dickson
Stuart Burns Elementary	Pre-K–5	706	—	Burns
The Discovery School	K–5	202	—	Dickson
Vanleer Elementary	Pre-K–5	269	—	Vanleer
White Bluff Elementary	Pre-K–5	479	—	White Bluff
Burns Middle School	6–8	494	—	Burns
Charlotte Middle School	6–8	433	—	Charlotte
Dickson Middle School	6–8	570	—	Dickson
W James Middle School	6–8	239	—	White Bluff
Creek Wood High School	9–12	919	—	Charlotte
Dickson County High School	9–12	1,337	—	Dickson
Dickson County Distance Learning AcademyFully virtualFree meals for all	K–12	40	—	Dickson
New Directions AcademyAlternative	3–12	61	—	Charlotte
Special ServicesFree meals for all	Pre-K–11	3	—	Dickson

Sources

Address: 817 N Charlotte ST, Dickson, TN 37055
Phone: (615)446-7571

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).