NCES CCD 2024-25 5 schools IL

Best-Resourced Schools in Rochelle, IL

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

5 public K-12 schools in Rochelle from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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Schools

2,456

Students

31.2/100

Avg Resource Index

14.3:1

Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Rochelle has more public-school enrollment than 20% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Rochelle's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Rochelle's list includes 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high-school campus, plus 1 combined-grade record. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

The composite and staffing measures point in different directions

Rochelle's average Resource Investment Index sits at the 15th percentile, while its teacher-staffing measure sits at the 63rd percentile. The 48-point percentile gap is a reminder that the index is not a class-size score: counselors, gifted-program reporting, and attendance also affect it. Compare those components directly when two schools have similar index totals; the same headline score can arise from a different mix of reported resources.

City enrollment: Top 80%
School count: Top 99%
Resource Index average: 15th percentile
Teacher staffing: 63rd percentile

Rochelle Twp High School accounts for 35.0% of all Rochelle public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Rochelle-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Accessed 2026-08-26

Rochelle school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities

Rochelle school enrollment ranges from 288 students (lowest) to 859 students (highest), a spread of 571 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Accessed 2026-08-26

Rochelle student-teacher ratio is 14.3:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Rochelle is typically wider than the Rochelle-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe Accessed 2026-08-26

#	School	Score	Enrollment	Level	District
1.	Rochelle Middle School	39	488	middle	Rochelle Ccsd 231
2.	Rochelle Twp High School	32	859	high	Rochelle Twp Hsd 212
3.	Lincoln Elem School	29	491	Combined	Rochelle Ccsd 231
4.	Tilton Elem School	29	288	elementary	Rochelle Ccsd 231
5.	Central Elem School	27	330	elementary	Rochelle Ccsd 231

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Rochelle

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

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Which Rochelle school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Rochelle Middle School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Rochelle schools in this federal-data comparison at 39/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Rochelle, IL? ▼

Rochelle has 5 public schools with a total enrollment of 2,456 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 14.3:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.