Special Services

Set in Dickson, Tennessee, Special Services is a tiny combined-grade school, part of Dickson County. It educates 3 students across grades pre-K through 11. Compared to the state average of about 243 students per school, that is 99% below typical.

Dickson County comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 7,777 students; Special Services is among them.

On the student-mix side, Special Services records that 67% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest is composed of 33% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Dickson County shows median household earnings sit near $75,003, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Special Services is one of 17 public schools in Dickson County (combined enrollment of about 7,777 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dickson Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 87%: 24 students in 2018 compared to 3 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 4% to 67% across the same window.

On this page, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.