Byars Dowdy Elementary

Located at 904 Hickory Ridge RD, in Lebanon, Tennessee, Byars Dowdy Elementary is a moderately sized K-5 school that works with 545 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Lebanon.

Lebanon runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,628 students. Byars Dowdy Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Byars Dowdy Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 30% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Wilson County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Wilson County) records that median household earnings sit near $95,839, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wilson County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,331 students), Byars Dowdy Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Winfree Bryant Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Byars Dowdy Elementary's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 640 (now 545). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 54% to 48%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.