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Davenport, Iowa - 30 schools
An equity score of 75/100 ranks Davenport Comm School District #36 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,411 per pupil, Davenport Comm School District ranks #78 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
14,135
Total Enrollment
30
Schools
$13,411
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Davenport Comm School District operates 30 public schools serving 14,135 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 elementary, 10 combined, 5 middle, 4 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Scott County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,411 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.7% local, 53.0% state, and 14.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 75/100, ranked #36 of 303 in Iowa against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 30 schools offering Advanced Placement (42 AP courses district-wide), a 332.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 45.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.8% White, 21.5% African American, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Children's Village at Hoover, with a diversity index of 76.0/100.
Its largest campus is West High School, enrolling 1,304 students (9% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Children's Village Hayes, at 15 students, a 87x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Davenport Comm School District school enrollment varies 87× across entities
Davenport Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 15 students (lowest) to 1,304 students (highest), a spread of 1,289 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Davenport Comm School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Davenport Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 333:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Davenport Comm School District is typically wider than the Davenport Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Davenport Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 45.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Davenport Comm School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Davenport Comm School District?
Davenport Comm School District has 30 schools, including 4 high, 5 middle, 11 elementary, 10 combined. Total enrollment is 14,135 students.
How much does Davenport Comm School District spend per student?
Davenport Comm School District spends $13,411 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #36 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Davenport Comm School District?
Davenport Comm School District students are 48.8% White, 21.5% African American, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 30 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Davenport Comm School District?
Davenport Comm School District has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #36 out of 303 districts in Iowa.