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Denver Comm School District, IA: schools, enrollment and spending

Denver Comm School District runs 4 public schools with 1,007 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.3 students per teacher is 0.9 higher than the Iowa figure of 14.4.

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
1,007
Teachers (FTE)
66
Students per teacher
15.3
IA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
Address
520 Lincoln Street, Denver, IA 50622
County
Bremer County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1908940
State district ID
IA-091719 000
Total staff (FTE)
116
School counselors (FTE)
1.0About 1,007 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
3.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district15.3
Iowa14.4
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (939), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$12.2 million
Federal revenue
$890,000
State revenue
$6.7 million
Local revenue
$4.7 million
Total spending
$12.9 million
Spending per pupil
$13,714
Salaries
$6.2 million48.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$15.7 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 7.3%
  • State: 54.4%
  • Local: 38.4%

Iowa overall

  • Federal: 10.5%
  • State: 48.7%
  • Local: 40.8%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,714
Iowa$15,206
United States$16,826

Schools in Denver Comm School District

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Denver Early Elementary SchoolPrekindergartenPK6015.0
Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street BuildingElementaryK to 543115.4
Denver Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 823821.6
Denver Senior High SchoolHigh9 to 1227813.9

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.