D−
Rochester City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Rochester.
Students
21,588
Schools
40
Spent per student
$35,718
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$494.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Rochester City School District
- School Grade D−: better than 1% of New York districts
- Math proficiency 35 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 36 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 21 pts below the state
- 10 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 13.6% since 2020
- Debt of $494.7M, about $22,914 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Gananda.
K–55 elementary schoolsPenfield Central School District
6–82 middle schoolsPenfield Central School District
9–122 high schoolsPenfield Central School District
Test scores vs. NY
2020–21Math proficiency21%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts26%
State average 62.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)63%
State average 83.5%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$35,718 per student · 3% above NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 41%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 66%Federal 20%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
19,009’20
18,310’21
17,707’22
17,389’23
21,588’24
Up 13.6% since 2020.
Students
Black 47%Hispanic 36%White 8%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
40 public schools.
School 33-John James Audubon
D−980 students13:1
Anna Murray-Douglass Academy
D−741 students13:1
School 9-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
D−614 students11:1
School 50-Helen Barrett Montgomery
D−590 students12:1
School 28-Henry Hudson
D567 students10:1
School 17-Enrico Fermi
D−525 students13:1
School 22-Lincoln School
D−522 students12:1
School 7-Virgil Grissom
D−486 students11:1
School 5-John Williams
D−485 students10:1
School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne
D−471 students11:1
Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34
D−465 students12:1
School 42-Abelard Reynolds
D−465 students13:1
School 8-Roberto Clemente
D−436 students10:1
School 35-Pinnacle
D−435 students12:1
Dr. David and Ruth Anderson Academy- School 16
D−430 students12:1
School 45-Mary McLeod Bethune
D−430 students11:1
School 15-Children's School of Rochester (The)
D384 students11:1
School 19-Dr. Charles T Lunsford
D−353 students10:1
Austin Steward Elementary School 46
D343 students11:1
School 52-Frank Fowler Dow
D332 students13:1
School 54-Flower City Community School
D−325 students13:1
School 23-Francis Parker
D313 students11:1
School 53 Montessori Academy
C−306 students11:1
School 4-George Mather Forbes
C265 students10:1
DR. Freddie Thomas Middle School
512 students10:1
Northwest College Preparatory High School
D−487 students8:1
Loretta Johnson Middle School
416 students9:1
East Lower School
D−364 students8:1
Thurgood Marshall Middle School
325 students8:1
Andrew A Langston Middle School
314 students8:1
Edison Career and Technology High School
C+1,362 students9:1
Padilla High School
1,342 students10:1
School of the Arts
C1,065 students11:1
Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School
B+868 students10:1
East Upper High School
B814 students8:1
James Monroe Upper School
C+809 students10:1
Rochester Early College International High School
B+458 students10:1
School Without Walls
B−258 students8:1
Monroe Correctional Facility
35 students1:1
School 58-World of Inquiry School
C896 students13:1
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.