C−
Dubuque Community School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Dubuque, Asbury, Sherrill, St. Donatus, Sageville, Graf and Durango, and parts of Peosta, Rickardsville and Centralia.
Students
9,843
Schools
19
Spent per student
$13,896
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Debt
$72.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Dubuque Community School District
- School Grade C−: better than 20% of Illinois districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 5 pts below the state
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $72.1M, about $7,325 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Walnut.
PK–52 elementary schoolsBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
6–8Bureau Valley Elem and JHBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
9–12Bureau Valley High SchoolBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
Test scores vs. IA
2020–21Math proficiency63%
State average 64.1%
Reading / language arts65%
State average 67.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 91.4%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,896 per student · 1% above IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 54%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
9,972’20
9,828’21
10,024’22
9,970’23
9,843’24
About steady.
Students
White 73%Black 10%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
19 public schools.
Eisenhower Elementary School
B568 students15:1
Carver Elementary School
A−499 students15:1
John Kennedy Elementary School
B+493 students14:1
Table Mound Elementary School
C425 students13:1
Irving Elementary School
B−409 students14:1
Prescott Elementary School
D−352 students8:1
Marshall Elementary School
C−323 students11:1
Sageville Elementary School
B304 students13:1
Bryant Elementary School
B299 students13:1
Hoover Elementary School
C−292 students13:1
Lincoln Elementary School
D257 students9:1
Audubon Elementary School
D−247 students8:1
Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School
B+1,081 students14:1
George Washington Middle School
C+584 students12:1
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
D402 students9:1
Hempstead High School
B−1,499 students15:1
Dubuque Senior High School
B−1,490 students11:1
Dubuque Online School
249 students22:1
Seedlings Preschool Center
70 students14:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.