Total enrollment
12,812
-1,375 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
30 schools in Davenport Comm School District
Iowa · 12,812 students · 4 cities
Across 30 public schools, Davenport Comm School District (Iowa) serves approximately 12,812 K-12 students across 18 elementary, 5 middle, and 4 high.
4-year change in Davenport Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
27
-3 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Davenport Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #167 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12,812 | #6 of 234 | #685 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 27 | #4 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #102 of 234 | #3,980 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 54.0% | #28 of 234 | #3,587 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #4 of 119 | #589 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Davenport Comm School District
State test results across the district's 23 scored schools run from Blue Grass Elementary School at 76.7% proficient to Jefferson Elementary School at 24.2%, a gap of 52.6 points. That is the 3rd widest gap among 56 Iowa districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 27 district schools that reported both years went from 14,012 to 12,812 students (down 9%) and from 1,071 to 935 full-time teachers (down 13%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Davenport Comm School District
Across 30 schools, Davenport Comm School District instructs about 12,812 students in Iowa. By footprint it is a moderately sized district.
In terms of grade levels, Davenport Comm School District comprises 18 elementary, 5 middle, 4 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Davenport Comm School District is about 427, meaningfully above the Iowa average of roughly 376.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 12,812 students, decreased 10% from the 14,187 reported in SY 2020-21. Davenport Comm School District now counts 27 public schools, down from 30 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Davenport Comm School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.