Denison Comm School District
A public school district in Denison, Iowa, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,274
- Students enrolled
- 152.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 302.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,757
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,274 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,116th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 43rd of 329 in Iowa. Larger than 76% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,757 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 23% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Denison Comm School District spent $12,757 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,746 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,757 | $28.9 million | 2,264 |
| FY2022 | $12,439 | $28.7 million | 2,310 |
| FY2021 | $11,375 | $26.4 million | 2,323 |
| FY2020 | $10,390 | $25.1 million | 2,414 |
| FY2019 | $10,077 | $24.3 million | 2,411 |
| FY2018 | $10,996 | $24.4 million | 2,218 |
| FY2017 | $10,605 | $23.1 million | 2,176 |
| FY2016 | $10,779 | $22.9 million | 2,120 |
| FY2015 | $10,833 | $22.8 million | 2,101 |
| FY2014 | $10,064 | $21.5 million | 2,139 |
| FY2013 | $9,596 | $20.7 million | 2,162 |
| FY2012 | $9,114 | $19.2 million | 2,108 |
| FY2011 | $9,055 | $18.4 million | 2,027 |
| FY2010 | $8,941 | $17.4 million | 1,941 |
| FY2009 | $8,375 | $16.9 million | 2,023 |
| FY2008 | $8,410 | $16.1 million | 1,919 |
| FY2007 | $7,522 | $14.8 million | 1,968 |
| FY2006 | $7,128 | $14.0 million | 1,971 |
| FY2005 | $6,746 | $13.5 million | 2,000 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.2 million | 9.7% |
| State | $21.0 million | 63.5% |
| Local | $8.8 million | 26.8% |
| Total | $33.0 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Broadway Elementary School | 288 |
| Denison Elementary School | 691 |
| Denison High School | 777 |
| Denison Middle School | 502 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 1908910
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Iowa — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Iowa — A to Z, each with its page.
- Iowa on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved