School district · Iowa

Dubuque Comm School District

Dubuque Comm School District in Iowa: 19 public schools with 9,843 students and 12.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,896 per student in FY2024.

Schools
19
Students
9,843
Students per teacher
12.5
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,896
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)
787
Counselors (FTE)
31.2
Students per counselor
315
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.8

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%

68%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 80% of school districts in Iowa

Median 76% · 327 school districts compared

4,189 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Iowa: 73%

67%proficient

+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 84% of school districts in Iowa

Median 77% · 327 school districts compared

4,194 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
$11.4K15
$11.4K16
$11.4K17
$11.7K18
$12.2K19
$12.3K20
$12.9K21
$13.9K22
$13.8K23
$13.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.3% · $11.1M
State
54% · $96M
Local
39% · $69.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,663
Support services
$4,708
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$18.4M
Long-term debt
$77.4M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 12Middle schools: 3High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K7014.0——
Audubon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–52478.543%40%
Pre-K–529913.581%84%
Pre-K–549914.682%84%
Pre-K–556815.075%78%
Hoover Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–529213.262%62%
Pre-K–540913.572%73%
Pre-K–549313.674%80%
Lincoln Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–52579.045%44%
Marshall Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–532310.759%59%
Prescott Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–53528.337%30%
Pre-K–530412.667%70%
Pre-K–542513.257%67%
6–81,08114.379%76%
6–858411.766%67%
6–84029.254%47%
6–1224922.454%29%
9–121,49011.3——
9–121,49915.4——

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
2300 Chaney Road, Dubuque, IA 52001
Phone
(563)552-3000
Website