Dyersburg Primary

Dyersburg Primary is one of the heavily attended primary schools in Dyersburg, Tennessee, operated by Dyersburg, with 744 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Dyersburg Primary sits 58% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Dyersburg (2,585 students total), Dyersburg Primary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Dyersburg Primary lists that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 39% White, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dyer County put median household earnings sit near $58,154, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Dyer County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,185 students), Dyersburg Primary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dyersburg Intermediate School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Dyersburg Primary operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dyersburg Primary has remained close to its prior level, going from 751 students in 2018 to 744 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment grew from 35% to 45% over that span.

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