Denison High School vs Denison Middle School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Denison High School Denison Middle School
Location Denison, IA Denison, IA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high middle
Enrollment 777 502
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.9:1 16.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 48.3% 55.0%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Denison High School Denison Middle School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $14,265 $14,265
District Denison Comm School District Denison Comm School District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Denison High School Denison Middle School
White 30.4% 26.5%
African American 3.2% 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino 63.4% 65.9%
Asian 1.8% 2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 0.9% 0.6%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Denison High School Denison Middle School
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 388.5:1 502:1
Chronic Absenteeism 31.1% 13.9%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 32 12
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.