| Davenport Community School District | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
East Central Iowa
United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Growing Excellence |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Established | 1858 |
| Superintendent | TJ Schneckloth |
| Schools | 32 |
| Budget | $233,260,000 (2020-21)[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 14,135 (2022-23)[1] |
| Teachers | 991.64 FTE[1] |
| Staff | 1054.12 FTE[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 14.25 |
| Athletic conference | Mississippi Athletic Conference |
| Other information | |
| Website | www.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.
- ^ a b c d "Davenport Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Davenport" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved March 28, 2020.