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DeKalb County is served by an elementary and secondary education program consisting of 5 separate schools. Approximately 2600 Students are enrolled. The school system is administered by the DeKalb County Board of Education. The board consists of an appointed director and 7 elected board members.
Director: Mr. Mark Willoughby 110 South Public Square Smithville, TN 37166 (615) 597-4084 Fax: (615) 597-6326 web.dekalb.k12tn.net	Board Members: District 1: Mr. John David Foutch (615) 529-2818 District 2: Mr. Charles Robinson (615) District 3: Mr. Kenny Rhody (615) 597-8786 District 4: Mrs. Joan Draper (615) 215-8520 District 5: Mr. W. J. "Dub" Evins (615) 597-1882 District 6: Mr. Linda Fuston (615) 597- 5943 District 7: Mr. Johnny Lattimore (615) 597-6304
Smithville Elementary School Principal: Bill Tanner Serves Kindergarten through 2nd grade. Student Population: 500 SACS Accredited Location: 221 East Bryant Street, Smithville (615) 597-4415
	DeKalb West School Principal: Danny Parkerson Serves Kindergarten through 8th grade Student Population: 430 SACS Accredited Location: 101 Bulldog Lane, Liberty (615) 536-5332
Northside Elementary School Principal: Gayle Redmon Serves grades 3 through 5 Student Population: 400 SACS Accredited Location: 400 North Congress Blvd., Smithville (615) 597-1569
	DeKalb Middle School Principal: Randy Jennings Serves grades 6 through 8 Student Population: 470 SACS Accredited Location: 1132 West Broad Street, Smithville (615) 597-7987
DeKalb County High School Principal: Kathy Hendrix Assistant Principal: Patrick Cripps and Jonathan Fontanez Student Population: 850 SACS Accredited Location: 1130 West Broad Street, Smithville (615) 597-4094

Colleges and Universities

Several Colleges and Universities are located within easy commuting distance of DeKalb County.
Cumberland College Located 30 miles east of Smithville in Lebanon. 60 majors, minors, and pre-professional programs , in addition, four graduate programs are offered.	One Cumberland Square Lebanon, TN 37087-3554 615-444-2562 800-467-0562 www.cumberland.edu
Motlow State Community College McMinnville Campus, 18 miles south of Smithville. Approximately 800 students. Offers 2 year associates degrees.	225 Cadillac Lane McMinnville, TN (931) 668-7010 Motlow State
Middle Tennessee State University Located 42 miles east of Smithville in Murfreesboro. Seven University Colleges, eight Bachelor degrees offered, nine Master's degrees offered, Specialist in Education and the Doctor of Arts degrees offered. Eight Chairs of Excellence.	1301 East Main Street Murfreesboro, TN 37132-0001 (615) 898-2300 www.mtsu.edu
Tennessee Technological University Located 30 miles northeast of Smithville in Cookeville. Degrees offered are Associate of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science, Education Specialist, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering	Box 5006 Cookeville, TN 38505 (931) 372-3888 www.tntech.edu Appalachian Center for Craft