Western Dubuque Community School District, Iowa

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Western Dubuque Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 3,749 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Western Dubuque Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Jones, Delaware, Dubuque, and Jackson counties). During the 2024 school year, 3,749 students attended one of the district's eight 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 Western Dubuque 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
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jessica PapeDistrict 22027
Kari KrogmanDistrict 520232027
Jody WillgingDistrict 420232027
Mike ReaDistrict 32025
Mark TilsonDistrict 12025

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: $5,737,000 $1,540 10%
Local: $23,669,000 $6,354 43%
State: $25,769,000 $6,918 47%
Total: $55,175,000 $14,812
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $46,694,000 $12,535
Total Current Expenditures: $43,422,000 $11,656
Instructional Expenditures: $27,892,000 $7,487 60%
Student and Staff Support: $3,560,000 $955 8%
Administration: $4,283,000 $1,149 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $7,687,000 $2,063 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,965,000 $527
Construction: $705,000 $189
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $206,000 $55
Interest on Debt: $393,000 $105


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 81 >=50 40-49 50-54 PS 70-74 83
2018-2019 83 >=50 40-59 70-74 PS 60-69 85
2017-2018 88 >=50 40-59 65-69 70-79 89
2016-2017 88 PS 40-59 70-74 80-89 89
2015-2016 88 PS 30-39 60-64 60-79 90
2014-2015 89 >=50 40-59 70-74 60-79 91
2013-2014 91 >=50 40-59 80-89 60-79 92
2012-2013 85 >=50 40-59 50-59 60-79 87
2011-2012 88 >=50 40-59 80-89 >=80 88
2010-2011 88 >=50 >=80 60-79 >=80 88

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 81 >=50 60-69 50-54 PS 65-69 83
2018-2019 78 >=50 40-59 55-59 PS 60-69 81
2017-2018 82 >=50 40-59 55-59 60-69 83
2016-2017 80 PS 40-59 55-59 70-79 82
2015-2016 79 PS 40-49 50-59 60-79 81
2014-2015 80 >=50 40-59 50-59 60-79 81
2013-2014 82 >=50 40-59 60-69 >=80 83
2012-2013 74 >=50 40-59 40-49 60-79 76
2011-2012 76 >=50 60-79 50-59 60-79 77
2010-2011 79 >=50 >=80 40-59 >=80 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 >=99 PS PS >=50 PS >=95
2018-2019 >=99 PS PS >=50 PS >=95
2017-2018 98 PS >=50 PS >=95
2016-2017 97 PS PS PS PS 97
2015-2016 >=99 PS PS PS >=95
2014-2015 98 PS PS PS >=95
2013-2014 97 PS PS >=50 PS >=95
2012-2013 98 PS PS PS PS >=95
2011-2012 97 PS PS PS >=95
2010-2011 97 PS >=50 PS >=95


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 3,749 0.2
2022-2023 3,742 0.5
2021-2022 3,725 0.6
2020-2021 3,701 1.6
2019-2020 3,642 1.0
2018-2019 3,606 6.0
2017-2018 3,390 -1.8
2016-2017 3,451 2.2
2015-2016 3,374 1.6
2014-2015 3,321 1.9
2013-2014 3,258 -0.6
2012-2013 3,277 2.3
2011-2012 3,202 0.5
2010-2011 3,186 3.3
2009-2010 3,081 5.7
2008-2009 2,904 1.4
2007-2008 2,864 3.2
2006-2007 2,771 -4.3
2005-2006 2,889 1.8
2004-2005 2,838 4.5
2003-2004 2,709 2.6
2002-2003 2,639 -1.0
2001-2002 2,665 -2.0
2000-2001 2,719 1.7
1999-2000 2,673 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Western Dubuque Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 2.5
Black 1.4 7.0
Hispanic 4.3 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.7
Two or More Races 1.9 5.0
White 91.9 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, Western Dubuque Community School District had 266.53 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.07.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.90
Kindergarten: 22.17
Elementary: 160.36
Secondary: 75.10
Total: 266.53

Western Dubuque Community School District employed 8.90 district administrators and 12.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.90
District Administrative Support: 7.10
School Administrators: 12.00
School Administrative Support: 11.01
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 90.27
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 13.36
Total Guidance Counselors: 10.86
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 6.82
Student Support Services: 13.43
Other Support Services: 79.63


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 Western Dubuque Community School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cascade Elementary School297PK-5
Cascade Junior-Senior High School3816-12
Drexler Middle School6586-8
Dyersville Elementary School321PK-5
Epworth Elementary School374PK-5
Farley Elementary School273PK-5
Peosta Elementary School425PK-5
Western Dubuque High School8979-12

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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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