School district · Iowa

Denison Comm School District

Denison Comm School District in Iowa: 4 public schools with 2,258 students and 14.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,411 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
2,258
Students per teacher
14.8
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,411
IA $13.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
153
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
455
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.9

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Iowa's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Iowa: 73%

75%proficient

+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 57% of school districts in Iowa

Median 76% · 327 school districts compared

872 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Iowa: 73%

75%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 59% of school districts in Iowa

Median 77% · 327 school districts compared

872 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.8K15
$10.8K16
$10.6K17
$11.0K18
$10.1K19
$10.4K20
$11.4K21
$12.4K22
$12.8K23
$13.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.6% · $2.5M
State
64% · $21.6M
Local
28% · $9.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,940
Support services
$4,452
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$9.2M
Long-term debt
$1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
4–528815.272%75%
Pre-K–369112.260%68%
6–850214.880%77%
9–1277717.9——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
819 N 16th St, Denison, IA 51442
Phone
(712)263-2176
Website