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C+

Denison Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Denison, Kiron, Deloit and Buck Grove.

Denison’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Iowa school districts

Students
2,258
Schools
4
Spent per student
$13,411
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$19.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Denison Community School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 41% of Iowa districts
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $19.8M, about $8,751 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 41% of the 326 Iowa school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Denison 8,214Kiron 263Deloit 241Buck Grove 29

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Denison. Grade by grade →

PK–3Denison Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Denison Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Denison High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency66%
State average 63.8% · 1,517 students tested
Reading / language arts70%
State average 69.7% · 1,518 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.5% · 200 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,411 per student · 2% below IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 33%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 64%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,303’20
2,292’21
2,245’22
2,239’23
2,258’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 66%White 27%Black 3%Asian 3%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools.

Denison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Denison
D−
691 students12:1
Broadway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Denison
C+
288 students15:1
Denison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Denison
B−
502 students15:1
Denison High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Denison
C+
777 students18:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Iowa.