School district · Michigan

Rochester Community School District

Rochester Community School District in Michigan: 21 public schools with 14,496 students and 18.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,197 per student in FY2024.

Schools
21
Students
14,496
Students per teacher
18.8
MI 15.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,197
MI $16.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
771
Counselors (FTE)
33.1
Students per counselor
438
MI 495 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
17.0
Librarians (FTE): 20.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Michigan: 45%

70%proficient

+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 97% of school districts in Michigan

Median 40% · 754 school districts compared

6,552 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Michigan: 35%

64%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 97% of school districts in Michigan

Median 29% · 753 school districts compared

6,575 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.6K15
$10.5K16
$10.5K17
$10.8K18
$10.9K19
$11.0K20
$11.8K21
$13.1K22
$14.6K23
$15.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.3% · $11.5M
State
66% · $175.4M
Local
30% · $78.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,925
Support services
$5,896
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$16.8M
Long-term debt
$119.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 13High schools: 8
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–553419.066%65%
Pre-K–537714.272%68%
Pre-K–544215.960%60%
Pre-K–564317.967%74%
Pre-K–545014.857%60%
Pre-K–556715.355%64%
Pre-K–551219.164%64%
Pre-K–552816.567%70%
Pre-K–544317.352%49%
Pre-K–542817.563%62%
Pre-K–550519.484%85%
Pre-K–551215.873%74%
Pre-K–537915.172%66%
6–1299924.574%60%
9–121006.1——
6–1270619.168%55%
7–121,52121.7——
7–121,68223.1——
6–121,47823.4——
6–1290620.779%68%
6–1278419.775%61%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
52585 Dequindre Rd, Rochester Hls, MI 48307
Phone
(248)726-3000
Website