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Denison Community School District, Iowa

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Denison Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 2,259 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Denison Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Crawford and Ida counties). During the 2024 school year, 2,259 students attended one of the district's four schools.

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

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School board

The Denison Community School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Rachel Desy
John Held
Derek Lambert
Louis Scheuring
Mike Schrum

Elections

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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: $7,533,000 $3,261 21%
Local: $7,718,000 $3,341 22%
State: $20,531,000 $8,888 57%
Total: $35,782,000 $15,490
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $32,953,000 $14,265
Total Current Expenditures: $28,735,000 $12,439
Instructional Expenditures: $17,442,000 $7,550 53%
Student and Staff Support: $2,794,000 $1,209 8%
Administration: $2,433,000 $1,053 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,066,000 $2,625 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,718,000 $1,609
Construction: $1,510,000 $653
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $17,000 $7
Interest on Debt: $59,000 $25


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 61 60-69 40-49 55 PS >=50 75
2018-2019 68 60-79 30-39 65 PS >=50 78
2017-2018 73 60-79 40-49 70 >=50 84
2016-2017 74 60-79 50-59 72 PS PS 83
2015-2016 77 >=50 50-59 73 PS PS 86
2014-2015 76 >=80 60-79 72 PS PS 84
2013-2014 73 >=50 40-59 66 PS 86
2012-2013 75 >=80 >=50 69 PS 85
2011-2012 74 >=50 21-39 69 PS 84
2010-2011 71 >=50 40-59 63 PS PS 82

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 64 60-69 50-59 59 PS >=50 75
2018-2019 61 40-59 30-39 58 PS >=50 71
2017-2018 73 60-79 50-59 69 >=50 84
2016-2017 74 40-59 50-59 71 PS PS 85
2015-2016 73 >=50 40-49 71 PS PS 81
2014-2015 74 >=80 60-79 70 PS PS 82
2013-2014 73 >=50 60-79 66 PS 83
2012-2013 66 60-79 >=50 56 PS 82
2011-2012 67 >=50 60-79 58 PS 80
2010-2011 68 >=50 60-79 59 PS PS 80

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 90-94 PS >=50 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 90-94 PS >=50 85-89 PS 90-94
2017-2018 85-89 PS >=50 80-84 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 85-89 PS >=50 85-89 PS 85-89
2015-2016 85-89 PS PS 85-89 PS 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 >=50 PS 85-89 PS >=95
2013-2014 80-84 PS PS 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 85-89 PS <50 85-89 PS 90-94
2011-2012 80-84 PS 70-79 PS 90-94
2010-2011 80-84 >=50 >=50 70-79 PS 85-89


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 2,259 -0.2
2022-2023 2,264 -2.0
2021-2022 2,310 -0.6
2020-2021 2,323 -3.9
2019-2020 2,414 0.1
2018-2019 2,411 8.0
2017-2018 2,218 1.9
2016-2017 2,176 2.6
2015-2016 2,120 0.9
2014-2015 2,101 -1.8
2013-2014 2,139 -1.1
2012-2013 2,162 2.5
2011-2012 2,108 3.8
2010-2011 2,027 4.2
2009-2010 1,941 -4.2
2008-2009 2,023 5.1
2007-2008 1,919 -2.6
2006-2007 1,968 -0.2
2005-2006 1,971 -1.5
2004-2005 2,000 9.9
2003-2004 1,802 1.4
2002-2003 1,777 3.9
2001-2002 1,707 -0.1
2000-2001 1,708 2.0
1999-2000 1,674 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Denison Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.1 2.5
Black 3.1 7.0
Hispanic 64.4 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 0.9 5.0
White 28.4 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, Denison Community School District had 150.03 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.06.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.76
Kindergarten: 13.78
Elementary: 89.16
Secondary: 42.33
Total: 150.03

Denison Community School District employed 6.40 district administrators and 5.80 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.40
District Administrative Support: 5.10
School Administrators: 5.80
School Administrative Support: 11.10
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 57.07
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 9.10
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.89
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.90
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 6.34
Other Support Services: 46.87


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]

The Denison Community School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Broadway Elementary School2784-5
Denison Elementary School698PK-3
Denison High School7739-12
Denison Middle School4906-8

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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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