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Davenport, Iowa - 30 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Davenport Comm School District #37 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,995 per pupil, Davenport Comm School District ranks #83 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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 $13,995 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 74/100, ranked #37 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 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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.
This district scores well on funding equity, with balanced funding sources and good resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 30 schools in Davenport Comm School District.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Davenport Comm School District's schools, above the Iowa average of 33.8.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Iowa districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa City Comm School District | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Sioux City Comm School District | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Waukee Comm School District | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Ankeny Comm School District | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Cedar Rapids Comm School District | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
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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Compare vs Des Moines Independent 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.
Davenport Comm School District spends $13,995 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #37 in Iowa.
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.
Davenport Comm School District has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #37 out of 303 districts in Iowa.
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