Dobyns - Bennett High School

Dobyns - Bennett High School operates as an expansive senior high in Kingsport, Tennessee, overseen by Kingsport. Current enrollment sits at 2,315 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 754 students each, so Dobyns - Bennett High School sits 207% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 12 schools in Kingsport (7,658 students total), Dobyns - Bennett High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Dobyns - Bennett High School records that White students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder is composed of 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Sullivan County) shows that median household income runs about $58,807, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sullivan County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,066 students), Dobyns - Bennett High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Palmer Early Learning Center, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Dobyns - Bennett High School's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 2,243 (now 2,315). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 83% to 77%.

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