Davenport Community School District

Davenport Community School District
Location
East Central Iowa
United States
District information
TypePublic
MottoGrowing Excellence
GradesK-12
Established1858
SuperintendentTJ Schneckloth
Schools32
Budget$233,260,000 (2020-21)[1]
Students and staff
Students14,135 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers991.64 FTE[1]
Staff1054.12 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio14.25
Athletic conferenceMississippi Athletic Conference
Other information
Websitewww.davenport.k12.ia.us

The Davenport Community School District is a public school district in Scott County, Iowa. The school district covers 109 square miles (280 km2)[citation needed] that includes the city of Davenport, where it is based, and the western Scott County communities of Blue Grass, Buffalo and Walcott in addition to a small section of Muscatine County.[2] Founded in 1858, it established one of the first publicly-funded high schools in the United States, the third teachers’ training school, and hired the first female superintendent in the country. It serves nearly 16,000 students in 32 school buildings.

  1. ^ a b c d "Davenport Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Davenport" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved March 28, 2020.