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Public school · Dickson County · Dickson, Tennessee

Special Services

Special Services's 5.3 is partly an estimate: with no state test scores on file, its academic component is borrowed, at reduced weight, from Tennessee statewide data.

Schools, 1 to 10This campus on our ten-point scale.
5.3this school

5.3 on a one-to-ten scale.

#1,314 of 1,790 schools in Tennessee · Partly an estimate: the academic component is borrowed, at reduced weight, from Tennessee statewide data

The brief

A Dickson County school serving grades Pre-K – 11th.

It ranks 1,314 of 1,790 schools in Tennessee and 16 of 17 in Dickson County.

Special Services is listed in Dickson County, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.

The rating blends 3 components; no state test results are on file for this campus.MySchoolScout ranking model.

What the rating is made of, each out of 10

Student Progress
Requires 2+ years of test data
Academics
6.3
25% of the rating, estimated from Tennessee statewide data
College Readiness
6.4
45% of the rating
Resources & Environment
2.7
30% of the rating
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024

Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.

Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.

  • Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on TN statewide data. Learn more
  • Component weights adjusted due to data availability.

Partial Profile · 3/4 metrics

School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
  • Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
MySchoolScout rating and rank
MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
  • Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
  • Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 37055; this does not measure the attendance area.

Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.
Special Services and the 20 nearest schools, each pin colored by its score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries. Verify the enrollment path with the district.

The area

Median income
$69,283
Median home value
$258,200
Median rent
$1,034/mo
College educated
20.4%
Homeownership
74.8%
Poverty rate
11.9%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 37055; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score
56
Somewhat Walkable
Bike Score
40
Somewhat Bikeable
City reported crime
2,312/100K
Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Dickson. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.

Walk, transit and bike scores byWalk Score

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Dickson), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details

Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.

The record

What is on file, and where each number came from.

Questions families ask

What grades does Special Services serve?

Special Services serves students in grades Pre-K through 11th.

How many students attend Special Services?

Special Services has an enrollment of approximately 101 students.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Special Services?

The student-teacher ratio at Special Services is 16.8:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.

How does Special Services rank in TN?

Special Services ranks #1,314 of 1,790 schools in TN.

What is Special Services's MySchoolScout rating?

Special Services has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.3 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.

Is Special Services a charter school?

No, Special Services is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.

Is Special Services a Title I school?

No, Special Services is not currently a Title I school.

School facts

Grades
Pre-K – 11th
Enrollment
101
Student-teacher ratio
16.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
6
Type
Regular
Title I
No
Setting
Distant Town
County
Dickson County
Rank in district
#16 of 17
Schools in district
17
District spending per student
$10,729
NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
District child poverty rate
12.1%
Census SAIPE · 2024
Area population (ZIP 37055)
28,567
Area average commute
29.1 min
Area median age
37.2

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).

Related reading

Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Tennessee Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.