Dickson County High School

Dickson County High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
509 Henslee Dr,  Dickson, TN
Dickson County School District
3.4
2.7
1,472 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Doug Phillips
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Average SAT Score
1150
Average ACT Score
24
Math Proficiency
19%
Reading Proficiency
47%
Average GPA
3.56
Graduation Rate
94%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
B
Teachers
C+
College Prep
C+
Administration
C-
Resources/Facilities
C+
Clubs and Activities
B+
Sports
C-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.56
Reading Proficiency
47%
Math Proficiency
19%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
90
Full Time Teachers
90
Teachers in First or Second Year
6.5%
College Prep
Average SAT
1150
Math
570
Verbal
580
Average ACT
24
Math
23
English
25
Reading
26
Science
24
Number of AP Courses
7
AP Pass Rate
48.3%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Very Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

English
55%
State Average
56.3%
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The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
388:1

Student Diversity

Male
52%
Female
48%
White
74.4%
Hispanic
12.6%
Two or more races
7.1%
Black
4.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Austin Peay State University 224 Students
University of Tennessee 223 Students
Tennessee Technological University 181 Students
Middle Tennessee State University 159 Students
University of Tennessee at Martin 129 Students
Belmont University 123 Students
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 120 Students
Nashville State Community College 102 Students
East Tennessee State University 89 Students
Western Kentucky University 81 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 91 Students
Psychology 73 Students
Business 67 Students
Biology 57 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 28 Students
Nursing Science, Education, and Practice 28 Students
Veterinary Sciences 27 Students
Pre-Law Studies 22 Students
Computer Science 21 Students
English 21 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.4 269 Reviews
4.0 Senior
4/5/2024
I loved my experience at DCHS! I felt like this school prepared me for where I want to be in my future and always supported me! The only think I would change is the lunches, I felt as if there was the same thing each week and it got boring and that they needed more flavor! Other than that DCHS is a great school!
4.0 Senior
1/30/2023
Homecoming is the most traditional, and memorable celebration we have. It is everyone's favorite part of the year, and we always have fun.
3.0 Senior
12/14/2022
I appreciated all of our access to higher levels of education, such as advanced placement and Dual Enrollment classes. I did not appreciate some of my peers.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.7 7 Reviews
2.0 student
3/1/2024
Students: The students here are awful; they are very vulgar, rude, and extremely unprofessional. None of them try, partially because this county has low expectations. Fix: Scare them don't suspend them just warn them, call people to office when they have bad grades/are vulgarTeachers: Any teachers b...
2.0 other
10/20/2017
Some constructive cristicim is its politicized and the entire administrative staff is complied of coaches of our high school football team therefore the majority of recognition and opportunity is for them.
3.0 other
6/12/2014
I went to Dickson County HS 30 years ago. I'm still a Cougar at heart. When I went there, academic activities including the Math Contest, the Science Fair, and other competitions were considered very important. We had several students place well in both statewide and national competitions. Sports ha...
1.0 student
12/19/2012
It's really hard to say anything good about this school some of the teachers are ok but mostly they are incompetent sports are up on a pedestal if you play football you can get away with murder I would say I am not prepared for college at all they feel if you don't take honors classes then it doesn'...

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