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Davenport Community Schools, Iowa

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Davenport Community Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 13,523 (2023-2024)
Schools: 27 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Davenport Community Schools is a school district in Iowa (Muscatine and Scott counties). During the 2024 school year, 13,523 students attended one of the district's 27 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Davenport Community Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Linda Hayes2027
Karen Kline-Jerome20192027
Kent Paustian20192027
Kent Barnds2025
Allison Beck20172025
Bruce Potts20172025

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $35,063,000 $2,432 14%
Local: $80,513,000 $5,585 33%
State: $130,329,000 $9,040 53%
Total: $245,905,000 $17,057
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $207,995,000 $14,427
Total Current Expenditures: $193,347,000 $13,411
Instructional Expenditures: $118,153,000 $8,195 57%
Student and Staff Support: $24,402,000 $1,692 12%
Administration: $22,776,000 $1,579 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $28,016,000 $1,943 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,346,000 $440
Construction: $3,330,000 $230
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,756,000 $121
Interest on Debt: $130,000 $9


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 43 65-69 21 38 <=20 37 54
2018-2019 54 75-79 32 48 40-59 50 64
2017-2018 61 75-79 35 58 40-59 59 71
2016-2017 63 75-79 38 58 40-59 60 73
2015-2016 65 85-89 41 58 60-79 62 75
2014-2015 67 80-84 41 63 21-39 62 76
2013-2014 66 80-84 41 61 60-79 62 75
2012-2013 67 80-84 44 61 60-79 63 76
2011-2012 68 75-79 47 61 60-79 64 76
2010-2011 68 80-84 42 63 40-59 64 77

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 50 65-69 30 46 21-39 45 60
2018-2019 53 65-69 31 49 40-59 47 63
2017-2018 62 70-74 40 56 60-79 59 70
2016-2017 62 70-74 42 55 40-59 61 70
2015-2016 63 75-79 41 56 60-79 59 72
2014-2015 63 70-74 41 57 40-59 61 72
2013-2014 63 75-79 41 59 40-59 62 71
2012-2013 63 70-74 42 54 40-59 62 71
2011-2012 62 65-69 43 53 60-79 59 71
2010-2011 67 75-79 46 62 40-59 64 74

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 86 >=80 75-79 85-89 PS 80-84 89
2018-2019 81 >=80 75-79 70-74 PS 80-84 84
2017-2018 82 >=80 75-79 75-79 PS 75-79 85
2016-2017 83 >=80 80-84 70-74 PS 75-79 86
2015-2016 84 >=80 75-79 80-84 PS 80-89 86
2014-2015 83 >=80 75-79 80-84 PS 70-79 85
2013-2014 83 >=80 70-74 65-69 PS 70-79 88
2012-2013 79 >=80 65-69 75-79 >=50 70-79 83
2011-2012 79 >=80 65-69 75-79 >=50 70-79 82
2010-2011 77 >=80 60-64 70-74 PS 80-89 81


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 13,523 -4.5
2022-2023 14,135 -2.0
2021-2022 14,417 -1.3
2020-2021 14,609 -4.9
2019-2020 15,324 -1.3
2018-2019 15,519 -3.9
2017-2018 16,118 -1.0
2016-2017 16,279 -1.9
2015-2016 16,593 -0.2
2014-2015 16,625 -1.3
2013-2014 16,836 0.4
2012-2013 16,766 -1.1
2011-2012 16,955 -0.8
2010-2011 17,096 0.5
2009-2010 17,013 2.5
2008-2009 16,583 1.9
2007-2008 16,275 2.0
2006-2007 15,957 -0.6
2005-2006 16,060 0.5
2004-2005 15,987 -2.4
2003-2004 16,366 -1.1
2002-2003 16,544 -0.7
2001-2002 16,656 -1.3
2000-2001 16,874 -2.6
1999-2000 17,307 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Davenport Community Schools (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.6 2.5
Black 21.7 7.0
Hispanic 15.1 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.7
Two or More Races 11.5 5.0
White 49.6 71.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Davenport Community Schools had 972.56 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.9.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 27.22
Kindergarten: 74.66
Elementary: 583.27
Secondary: 287.41
Total: 972.56

Davenport Community Schools employed 19.00 district administrators and 53.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 19.00
District Administrative Support: 67.69
School Administrators: 53.50
School Administrative Support: 61.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 361.57
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 54.72
Total Guidance Counselors: 41.18
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 19.73
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 100.99
Other Support Services: 305.52


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Davenport Community Schools operates 27 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Adams Elementary School585KG-6
Blue Grass Elementary School325KG-6
Buffalo Elementary School276PK-6
Central High School1,4319-12
Children'S Village At Hoover124PK-PK
Children'S Village Hayes11PK-PK
Children'S Village West286PK-PK
Eisenhower Elementary School519KG-6
Fillmore Elementary School423PK-6
Frank L Smart Intermediate2737-8
Garfield Elementary School484KG-6
Harrison Elementary School539KG-6
Hayes Elementary School433PK-6
Jackson Elementary School395KG-6
Jefferson Elementary School466PK-6
Madison Elementary School375KG-6
Mckinley Elementary School517KG-6
Mid City High1957-12
North High School1,3039-12
Sudlow Intermediate5037-8
Truman Elementary School499PK-6
Walcott Elementary School189KG-6
Walcott Intermediate2017-8
West High School1,4429-12
Williams Intermediate3727-8
Wilson Elementary School565KG-6
Wood Intermediate4267-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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