Davenport Community School District
| Davenport Community School District | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 14,135 (2022-23) |
| Teachers | 991.64 FTE |
| Staff | 1054.12 FTE |
| 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) 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. The district also includes the census-designated place of Plainview.
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.