Dubuque Community School District

Public Regional · 7 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for Dubuque, Asbury, Sherrill, St. Donatus, Sageville, Graf and Durango, and parts of Peosta, Rickardsville and Centralia.

At a glance

9,843Students enrolled

19Schools

7Towns served

$13,896Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

45%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs IA

Math proficiency63%

State average 64.1%

Reading / language arts65%

State average 67.8%

Graduation rate (4-year)86%

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

$13,896

per student each year · 1% above the IA average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration34%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)39%

State54%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

9,972’20

9,828’21

10,024’22

9,970’23

9,843’24

Students

White · 73%7,176

Black · 10%965

Two or more races · 7%662

Hispanic · 5%535

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 4%355

Asian · 1%124

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Dubuque59,174 people

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Asbury5,989 people

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Sherrill162 people

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St. Donatus135 people

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Sageville88 people

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Graf47 people

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Durango18 people

Also covers small parts of Peosta, Rickardsville and Centralia.

Schools19 in district

Level

All 19 Preschool 1 Elementary 12 Middle 3 High 3

Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 568 students · Dubuque

Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 499 students · Dubuque

John Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 493 students · Dubuque

Table Mound Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 425 students · Dubuque

Irving Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 409 students · Dubuque

Prescott Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 352 students · Dubuque

Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 323 students · Dubuque

Sageville Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 304 students · Dubuque

Bryant Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 299 students · Dubuque

Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 292 students · Dubuque

Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 257 students · Dubuque

Audubon Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 247 students · Dubuque

Eleanor Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,081 students · Dubuque

George Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 584 students · Dubuque

Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 402 students · Dubuque

Hempstead High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,499 students · Dubuque

Dubuque Senior High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,490 students · Dubuque

Dubuque Online SchoolHigh · Grades 6–12 · 249 students · Dubuque

Seedlings Preschool CenterPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 70 students · Dubuque

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119Dunleith · $16,321 per student

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Southwestern Wisconsin School DistrictJamestown · $13,990 per student

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.