Denison Community School District

The Denison Community School District is a rural public school district based in Denison, Iowa. The district is mainly in Crawford County, with a small area in Ida County. The district serves the towns of Denison, Buck Grove, Deloit, and Kiron, and the surrounding rural areas.^[2] The school's mascot is the Monarchs. Their colors are purple and gold.

Denison Community School District
Location
Denison, Iowa Crawford and Ida counties United States
Coordinates	42°01′39″N 95°20′58″W
District information
Type	Local school district
Grades	K-12
Established	1856; 169 years ago (1856)
Superintendent	Michael Pardun
Schools	5
Budget	$33,894,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID	1908910[1]
Students and staff
Students	2,264 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers	146.54 FTE (2022-23)[1]
Staff	154.37 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio	15.45[1]
Athletic conference	Hawkeye 10
District mascot	Monarchs
Colors	Purple and gold
Other information
Website	denison.k12.ia.us

History

Since 1994, through a sharing agreement with Schleswig Community School District, students from Schleswig attend high school in Denison, and compete as Denison-Schleswig.^{[citation needed]} Mike Pardun has been the superintendent since 2003.^{[citation needed]}

Schools

The district operates five schools, all in Denison:

• Broadway Elementary School
• Denison Elementary School
• Denison Middle School
• Denison High School
• Denison Alternative High School

Denison High School

Athletics

The Monarchs compete in the Hawkeye 10 Conference in the following sports:^[3]

Fall sports

• Football
• Cross country (boys and girls)
• Volleyball

Winter sports

• Basketball (boys and girls)
  • Boys' 1978 Class 2A State Champions^[4]
• Bowling
  • Boys’ 2022 Class 2A State Champions^[5]
• Wrestling

Spring sports

• Golf (boys and girls)
• Soccer (boys and girls)
• Tennis (boys and girls)
  • Boys' - 1987 Class 1A State Champions^[6]
• Track and field (boys and girls)

Summer sports

• Baseball
  • 1994 Class 3A State Champions^[7]
• Softball

See also

• List of school districts in Iowa
• List of high schools in Iowa