Denison Community School District
Denison Community School District is a public school district based in Denison, Iowa, serving 2,274 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #43 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 66% of them. Its schools average 568 students each, more than the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,375 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.0 students per teacher.
How Denison Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Denison Community | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,375 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,049 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $28.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $33.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 152 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 302 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.0 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 568 | 375 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Iowa median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Iowa
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly-Shell Rock Community School DistrictWaverly | 2,323 | 7 | $11,634 | 13.6 | #40 |
| Carlisle Community School DistrictCarlisle | 2,290 | 4 | $9,807 | 15.4 | #41 |
| Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School DistrictAdel | 2,278 | 5 | $9,818 | 13.9 | #42 |
| Denison Community School DistrictDenison · this district | 2,274 | 4 | $11,375 | 15.0 | #43 |
| Le Mars Community School DistrictLe Mars | 2,239 | 6 | $10,280 | 15.7 | #44 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi UnifiedDelhi, CA | 2,276 | $13,877 | 17.8 |
| East Porter County School CorporationKouts, IN | 2,275 | $8,620 | 14.3 |
| Spring Lake Public SchoolsSpring Lake, MI | 2,275 | $12,049 | 15.9 |
| Crete Public SchoolsCrete, NE | 2,275 | $13,547 | 15.6 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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