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 Radisson.
PK–55 elementary schoolsBaldwinsville Central School District
6–7Donald S Ray SchoolBaldwinsville Central School District
10–12Charles W Baker High SchoolBaldwinsville 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.