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Gibson County High School

Q: Is Gibson County High School a good school?

Gibson County High School ranks 79 th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Gibson County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Gibson County High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Gibson County High School?

Students at Gibson County High School are 80% White, 13% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Gibson County High School?

Gibson County High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Dyer Elementary School Elementary : Kenton Elementary School Elementary : Rutherford Elementary School Elementary : Spring Hill Elementary School Elementary : Yorkville Elementary School

Public Grades 9-12

79^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 80% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Gibson County High School is a public high school in the small town of Dyer, Tennessee, serving 429 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Gibson County Special School District. The school has historically been a top-tier performer in Tennessee, earning 4–5 star ratings and ranking in the top 15% of high schools for most of the past decade. In 2025–26, however, GCHS slipped to 79th out of 400 schools (80th percentile, 4 stars), its lowest ranking since 2016–17. The school maintains a strong graduation rate of 94.7%, well above the state average of 90.5%, and a dropout rate of 4.4% that is below the state's 6.7%.

Academically, GCHS shows a clear pattern of being a "slow starter, strong finisher." Students struggle with foundational 9th-grade courses — Algebra I proficiency is just 27.1% and English I is 34.7%, both below state averages — but improve considerably by 10th and 11th grade, with Biology I (60.0%), English II (63.5%), Algebra II (47.4%), and Geometry (46.1%) all exceeding state averages. The most revealing comparison is with South Gibson County High School, just 17 miles away in the same district. South Gibson ranks 20th of 400 schools, outperforms GCHS in nearly every subject (including 52.1% vs. 27.1% in Algebra I), and does so while spending less per student ($10,653 vs. $12,495).

The school's biggest concern is chronic absenteeism. At 16.0%, GCHS's rate is roughly double the district average of 8.4% and far exceeds South Gibson's 6.7% and Peabody High School's 5.3%. Attendance has hovered between 12–16% for years, and the recent slide in test scores — US History fell from 67.1% to 50.0% in two years — aligns with this trend. GCHS has also seen declining effectiveness for low-income students (from the 93rd to 72nd percentile) and special education students (from the 79th to 31st percentile). Despite these challenges, the school's graduation rate has remained resilient, suggesting that improving attendance and strengthening 9th-grade support could help GCHS return to its former top-10% status.

429

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,495

Per pupil spending ?

50.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

130 Trenton Highway
Dyer, TN 38330

(731) 692-3616

District: Gibson County Special School District

Feeder schools for Gibson County High School:

Elementary:	Dyer Elementary School
	Kenton Elementary School
	Rutherford Elementary School
	Spring Hill Elementary School
	More...
	Yorkville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.2%

African American:

13.3%

Hispanic:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Tennessee high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg55%

Tennessee avg43%

79^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Gibson County Special School District

25^th of 141Gibson County Special School District among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	79 of 400	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.3	52 of 389	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	44 of 392	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	48 of 384	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	48 of 358	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	34 of 347	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	74.4	44 of 342	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	39 of 341	88.6%	★★★★☆
2017	55.6	101 of 273	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.9	30 of 351	91.5%	★★★★★
2015	76.3	36 of 300	88.0%	★★★★☆
2014	74.4	35 of 296	88.2%	★★★★☆
2013	60.4	110 of 285	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.2	66 of 269	75.5%	★★★★☆
2011	80.1	31 of 273	88.6%	★★★★☆
2010	64.6	97 of 267	63.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	56 of 230	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	60.7	66 of 233	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	18 of 240	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	73.3	34 of 239	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	37 of 222	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	29 of 208	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	38.3	104 of 187	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.1	39 of 199	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	90 of 365	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	63 of 365	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	50 of 366	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	44 of 350	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	43 of 340	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	42 of 337	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	85 of 308	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	75.5	40 of 324	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	24 of 337	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	78.7	18 of 330	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	77.0	29 of 322	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	76.4	21 of 317	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	62.1	65 of 302	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	31 of 308	89.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	38 of 368	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	32 of 366	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	70.8	56 of 359	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	66 of 349	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	28 of 332	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	72.9	47 of 329	85.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	144 of 210	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.4	51 of 198	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	39 of 183	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	36.4	92 of 154	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	104 of 125	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.3	62 of 159	61.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	88 of 330	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	59 of 323	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	54 of 326	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	54 of 325	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	62 of 312	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	45 of 306	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	47 of 301	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	48 of 307	84.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)76th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II64%+5 vs state

Biology I60%+10 vs state

US History50%+8 vs state

Algebra II47%+10 vs state

Geometry46%+4 vs state

English I35%-3 vs state

Algebra I27%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Algebra I (2026)					TNReady Algebra II (2026)				TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady US History (2026)				TNReady English I (2026)				TNReady English II (2026)					TNReady Geometry (2026)					TNReady Science (2026)				TNReady Social Studies (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2020)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gibson County High School	Public	9-12	130 Trenton Highway	Dyer	38330	Gibson County	Gibson County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 692-3616	429	31	13.9	50.7%	349 (81.4%)	60 (14.0%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	72.2	79^th of 400 public high schools	80.3%		76.3	52^nd of 389 public high schools	86.6%	27									28.9				27.1		47.2		47.4		60.2			60.0		50.0		50.0	35.1			34.7		63.5			63.5		47.9			46.1									$12,495	$274	$11,476
Peabody Academy	Public	9-12	2069 Hwy 45 ByPass	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Trenton Special School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(731) 855-2601	0																		(n/a)																																																	$3,949	$462	$3,215
Peabody High School	Public	9-12	2069 Hwy 45 Bypass	Trenton	38382	Gibson County	Trenton Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 855-2601	418	26	15.8	50.8%	258 (61.7%)	100 (23.9%)	53 (12.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	59.6	133^rd of 400 public high schools	66.8%		52.1	162^nd of 389 public high schools	58.4%	29									53.4				50.0		28.1	< 5%	25.0		47.1			47.8					34.8			34.8		54.0			54.0		34.6			32.6									$16,053	$1,084	$13,500
Bradford High School	Public	6-12	136 Highway 45 S	Bradford	38316	Gibson County	Bradford Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 742-3729	317	20	15.7	34.8%	286 (90.2%)	13 (4.1%)	9 (2.8%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	66	99^th of 400 public high schools	75.3%		63	105^th of 389 public high schools	73.0%	6	46.5	54.7	50.8	51.0	48.8	35.8	45.9	43.3	28.6				28.6		32.4		32.4		48.4			48.4		68.4		68.4	36.6			36.6		66.7			66.7		42.4			42.4	51.2	50.0	44.3	48.1	51.2	58.5	54.1	54.8	$12,366	$525	$10,941
Humboldt Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2600 Viking Drive	Humboldt	38343	Gibson County	Humboldt City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 784-2781	407	36	11.2		69 (17.0%)	289 (71.0%)	42 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	5.7	394^th of 400 public high schools	1.5%		8.9	375^th of 389 public high schools	3.6%	19		10.8	7.2	9.1		5.4	11.6	8.4	< 5%				< 5%		< 5%		< 5%		13.1			12.5		9.7		9.7	6.2			6.1		24.6			24.2		6.6			6.2		20.3	27.9	23.9		31.1	26.1	28.7	$16,762	$1,540	$13,619
Milan High School	Public	9-12	7060 East Van Hook Street	Milan	38358	Gibson County	Milan Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 686-0841	516	30	17.2	49.3%	338 (65.5%)	129 (25.0%)	16 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	59.6	131^st of 400 public high schools	67.3%		60.2	123^rd of 389 public high schools	68.4%	8									27.8				25.9	≥ 95%	32.1		45.5		53.7			52.9					27.5			27.5		65.7			65.7	≥ 95%	35.8			44.1									$13,868	$481	$12,512
Milan High School Academy	Public	9-12	7060 East Van Hook Street	Milan	38358	Gibson County	Milan Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 686-0841	7	25	.2		6 (85.7%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																																	$6,535	$292	$6,243
South Gibson County High School	Public	9-12	100 Mount Zion Road	Medina	38355	Gibson County	Gibson County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 783-0999	788	47	16.8	24.3%	696 (88.3%)	45 (5.7%)	18 (2.3%)	17 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	89.1	20^th of 400 public high schools	95.0%		92.2	14^th of 389 public high schools	96.4%	6									52.9				52.1		60.7		62.6		62.3			61.2		52.2	38.5	50.6	56.3			55.4		73.7			73.3		51.3			51.8									$10,653	$317	$9,782
West Carroll Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	760 Highway 77	Atwood	38220	Carroll County	West Carroll Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 662-7116	347	31	11.2	60.9%	289 (83.3%)	34 (9.8%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	27	300^th of 400 public high schools	25.0%		29.9	273^rd of 389 public high schools	29.8%	27		32.6	36.4	34.7		38.3	18.2	27.5	11.5				11.5		19.1		19.1		27.9			28.9					15.4			15.4		58.7			56.3		21.7			20.4		44.7	32.7	38.2		66.0	27.3	45.1	$15,563	$1,379	$13,071
Crockett County High School	Public	9-12	2014 Highway 88	Alamo	38001	Crockett County	Crockett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(731) 696-4525	864	54	15.9	46.4%	570 (66.0%)	112 (13.0%)	164 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	58.4	141^st of 400 public high schools	64.8%		60.1	124^th of 389 public high schools	68.1%	17									29.6				29.4		24.2		24.2	88.2	50.5			53.7		39.0		38.7	39.4			37.8		56.6			56.1		40.7			39.5									$9,928	$378	$8,801

Frequently Asked Questions about Gibson County High School

What is the racial makeup of Gibson County High School?

Students at Gibson County High School are 80% White, 13% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Gibson County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Gibson County High School.

What schools feed into Gibson County High School?

Gibson County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dyer Elementary School
Elementary : Kenton Elementary School
Elementary : Rutherford Elementary School
Elementary : Spring Hill Elementary School
Elementary : Yorkville Elementary School

What district is Gibson County High School in?

Gibson County Special School District

Is Gibson County High School a good school?

Gibson County High School ranks 79^th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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