Denison Community School District
Public
Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade
Public schools for Denison, Deloit, Kiron and Buck Grove.
At a glance
2,258Students enrolled
4Schools
4Towns served
$13,411Spent per student
15:1Student–teacher ratio
64%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs IA
Math proficiency61%
State average 64.1%
Reading / language arts64%
State average 67.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 91.4%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$13,411
per student each year · 2% below the IA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,303’20
2,292’21
2,245’22
2,239’23
2,258’24
Students
Hispanic · 66%1,488
White · 27%612
Black · 3%69
Asian · 3%63
Two or more races · 1%23
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools4 in district
Denison Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–3 · 691 students · Denison
D-PublicBroadway Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 4–5 · 288 students · Denison
C+PublicDenison Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 502 students · Denison
B-PublicDenison High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 777 students · Denison
C+PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.