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Rochester Public School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns
Serves Rochester, Marion Township, Cascade Township, Oronoco Township, Rochester Township, Oronoco, Haverhill Township, Pleasant Grove Township, Zumbro Township, Farmington Township and Hammond, and parts of Kalmar Township, New Haven Township, Salem Township, High Forest Township, Viola Township and Hyde Park Township.
Students
17,171
Schools
47
Spent per student
$16,013
MN $17,091
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$312.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Rochester Public School District
- School Grade B: better than 55% of Wisconsin districts
- Spends 6% less per student than the MN average
- Debt of $312.7M, about $18,208 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Glidden.
PK–52 elementary schoolsChequamegon School District
6–8Chequamegon MiddleChequamegon School District
9–12Chequamegon HighChequamegon School District
Test scores vs. MN
2020–21Math proficiency40%
State average 44.2%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 52.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 84.4%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,013 per student · 6% below MN
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 63%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
16,816’20
16,877’21
17,212’22
17,083’23
17,171’24
About steady.
Students
White 52%Black 16%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 9%Asian 9%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
47 public schools.
Gibbs Elementary School
A−675 students
Franklin Elementary School
C600 students
Bamber Valley Elementary School
B599 students
Overland Elementary School
549 students
Bishop Elementary School
B545 students
Riverside Central Elementary School
D509 students
Lincoln K-8 School
A506 students
Jefferson Elementary School
A464 students
Sunset Terrace Elementary School
C+437 students
Gage Elementary School
C412 students
Pinewood Elementary School
B+380 students
Folwell Elementary School
A352 students
Washington Elementary School
A334 students
Elton Hills Elementary School
C308 students
Longfellow Elementary School
A−265 students
Hoover Elementary School
B−228 students
Churchill Elementary School
192 students
MNSync Online Elementary
68 students
Early Childhood Year Round
0 students
Dakota Middle School
921 students
John Adams Middle School
C867 students
Willow Creek Middle School
C−864 students
Kellogg Middle School
B769 students
Middle School ALC
31 students
Mayo High School
B+1,787 students
Century High School
B+1,608 students
John Marshall High School
B1,549 students
Rochester Alternative Learning Cntr
D−387 students
MNSync Online Secondary
292 students
Rochester Academy-Idp Living(RAIL)
83 students
Rochester ALC Recovery Program
9 students
Project Search Mayo Clinic
8 students
LEAP Launching Emerging Adults Prg
7 students
Southeast Regional Crisis Center
7 students
Care & Treatment at ESC
6 students
P-Tech 535
3 students
Credit Recovery
1 students
ALC Summer Credit Recovery
0 students
Hoover Early Learning School
211 students
Early Childhood Intervention
154 students
Rochester Phoenix Academy
D66 students
Mighty Oaks Early Learning School
56 students
ECSE Community
40 students
PrairieCare
20 students
Care & Treatment Hospital/Homebound
1 students
Early Childhood Assessment
1 students
Out of State Care and Treatment
0 students
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Plainview-Elgin-Millville school districtElgin Township, Oakwood Township, Quincy Township
$11,726per student
Stewartville Public School DistrictPleasant Valley Township, Racine Township, Rock Dell Township
$13,331per student
Pine Island Public School DistrictMilton Township, Pine Island, Roscoe Township
$12,463per student
Dover-Eyota Public School DistrictEyota Township, Quincy Township
$12,039per student
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.