Holice Powell Elementary

Located at 988 Highway 210 South, in Dyersburg, Tennessee, Holice Powell Elementary is a close-knit primary school that hosts 252 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Dyer County. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Holice Powell Elementary sits 46% below that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in Dyer County (3,600 students total), Holice Powell Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Holice Powell Elementary records that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder comes out to 8% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Dyer County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Around the school, Dyer County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,154 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Dyer County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,185 students), of which Holice Powell Elementary is one.

Dyersburg Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Holice Powell Elementary's enrollment has expanded 15% since 2018, when it stood at 219 (now 252). White enrollment moved from 92% to 88% across the same window.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.