Rockford Public Schools

Public school district · Kent County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2630030

Rockford Public Schools spent $13,705 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 63% of the other Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,214). Its 14 schools enrolled 6,986 students in 2024-25; 61.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,417 per student, up 5.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Michigan districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Rockford Public Schools in enrollment (7,058 to 8,470 students) and Rockford Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Rockford Public Schools, FY23Birmingham $20,475; Waterford $17,911; Clarkston Community Schools $16,234; Northville Public Schools $15,646; Port Huron Area $15,215; Huron Valley Schools $14,850; Midland Public Schools $14,162; Rockford Public Schools $13,705; South Lyon Community Schools $13,496; Grand Blanc Community $12,923; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kBirmingham$20,475Waterford$17,911Clarkston Community Schools$16,234Northville Public Schools$15,646Port Huron Area$15,215Huron Valley Schools$14,850Midland Public Schools$14,162Rockford Public Schools$13,705South Lyon Community Schools$13,496Grand Blanc Community$12,923State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Rockford Public Schools, FY23Birmingham $20,475; Waterford $17,911; Clarkston Community Schools $16,234; Northville Public Schools $15,646; Port Huron Area $15,215; Huron Valley Schools $14,850; Midland Public Schools $14,162; Rockford Public Schools $13,705; South Lyon Community Schools $13,496; Grand Blanc Community $12,923; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k12.5k15k17.5k20k22.5kBirmingham$20,475Waterford$17,911Clarkston Community Schools$16,234Northville Public Schools$15,646Port Huron Area$15,215Huron Valley Schools$14,850Midland Public Schools$14,162Rockford Public Schools$13,705South Lyon Community Schools$13,496Grand Blanc Community$12,923State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Rockford Public Schools, FY23Birmingham $20,475; Waterford $17,911; Clarkston Community Schools $16,234; Northville Public Schools $15,646; Port Huron Area $15,215; Huron Valley Schools $14,850; Midland Public Schools $14,162; Rockford Public Schools $13,705; South Lyon Community Schools $13,496; Grand Blanc Community $12,923; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k15k20k22.5kBirmingham$20,475Waterford$17,911Clarkston Community Schools$16,234Northville Public Schools$15,646Port Huron Area$15,215Huron Valley Schools$14,850Midland Public Schools$14,162Rockford Public Schools$13,705South Lyon Community Schools$13,496Grand Blanc Community$12,923State median, 1,000+ students $14,214
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Rockford Public Schools, FY23Birmingham $20,475; Waterford $17,911; Clarkston Community Schools $16,234; Northville Public Schools $15,646; Port Huron Area $15,215; Huron Valley Schools $14,850; Midland Public Schools $14,162; Rockford Public Schools $13,705; South Lyon Community Schools $13,496; Grand Blanc Community $12,923; State median, 1,000+ students $14,214.10k15k20k22.5kBirmingham$20,475Waterford$17,911Clarkston Community Schools$16,234Northville Public Schools$15,646Port Huron Area$15,215Huron Valley Schools$14,850Midland Public Schools$14,162Rockford Public Schools$13,705South Lyon Community Schools$13,496Grand Blanc Community$12,923State median, 1,000+ students $14,214

Where the money came from

$139,186,000 in revenue: 61.7% state, 33.9% local and 4.4% federal. Total spending including $32,108,000 of capital outlay was $153,077,000, or $19,831 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rockford Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $85,825,000; Local $47,180,000; Federal $6,181,000; total $139,186,000.
  • State$85,825,000 62%
  • Local$47,180,000 34%
  • Federal$6,181,000 4%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 347 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

7,654 students in 2022-23, 7,566 students in 2023-24, 6,986 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rockford Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,654, 2023-24: 7,566, 2024-25: 6,98602k4k6k8k2022-237,6542023-247,5662024-256,986
Rockford Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,654, 2023-24: 7,566, 2024-25: 6,98602k4k6k8k2022-237,6542023-247,5662024-256,986
Rockford Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,654, 2023-24: 7,566, 2024-25: 6,98602k4k6k8k2022-237,6542023-247,5662024-256,986
Rockford Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,654, 2023-24: 7,566, 2024-25: 6,98602k4k6k8k2022-237,6542023-247,5662024-256,986

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-237,654498.515.4
2023-247,566442.717.1
2024-256,986402.417.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$30,220,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,915 per student

Rockford Public Schools booked $30,220,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 537 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $56,307 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 22 in 100 Michigan districts with a figure (state median $62,387, 536 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Michigan teacher salary at $65,198 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$26,807,00088.7%
Special education$2,555,0008.5%
Vocational$288,0001.0%
Other programs$570,0001.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,400 in 2018-19, $3,419 in 2019-20, $3,638 in 2020-21, $3,720 in 2021-22, $3,915 in 2022-23.

Rockford Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,400, 2019-20: $3,419, 2020-21: $3,638, 2021-22: $3,720, 2022-23: $3,91501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4002019-20$3,4192020-21$3,6382021-22$3,7202022-23$3,915
Rockford Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,400, 2019-20: $3,419, 2020-21: $3,638, 2021-22: $3,720, 2022-23: $3,91501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4002019-20$3,4192020-21$3,6382021-22$3,7202022-23$3,915
Rockford Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,400, 2019-20: $3,419, 2020-21: $3,638, 2021-22: $3,720, 2022-23: $3,91501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4002019-20$3,4192020-21$3,6382021-22$3,7202022-23$3,915
Rockford Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,400, 2019-20: $3,419, 2020-21: $3,638, 2021-22: $3,720, 2022-23: $3,91501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4002019-20$3,4192020-21$3,6382021-22$3,7202022-23$3,915

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Rockford Public Schools scored proficient or above: 65% in reading and 63% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMichiganStudents tested
Reading and language arts65%44%3,307
Math63%34%3,308

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 605 students in Rockford Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate95%81.8%
Students in the class605115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

9 elementary schools, 2,919 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Crestwood Elementary School46917.010.0%Not Title I
Lakes Elementary School40918.418.1%Not Title I
Meadow Ridge Elementary School39714.920.7%Targeted program
Valley View Elementary School33616.712.8%Not Title I
Rockford Spanish Immersion30733.28.5%Not Title I
Roguewood Elementary School28314.220.8%Targeted program
Belmont Elementary School27717.013.4%Targeted program
Cannonsburg Elementary School26217.015.3%Not Title I
Parkside Elementary School17911.530.2%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 middle schools, 1,696 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
North Rockford Middle School90816.817.0%Eligible, no program
East Rockford Middle School78817.716.8%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 high schools, 2,371 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rockford High School1,75019.515.0%Not Title I
Rockford HS Freshman Center58416.315.1%Not Title I
River Valley Academy377.240.5%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Rockford Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Rockford Public Schools

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentRockford Public Schools ranks 218 of 347 Michigan districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,705).#218 of 347
  2. Every school district in MichiganRockford Public Schools is the number 25 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 7,719 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#25 of 892
  3. Grand Blanc Community School DistrictThe next larger Michigan district: 7,801 students in fall 2022, $12,923 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,923
  4. Clarkston Community SchoolsThe next smaller Michigan district: 7,626 students in fall 2022, $16,234 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,234
  5. Compare Rockford Public Schools with Grand Blanc Community School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Rockford High School, its largest high school1,750 students in 2024-25, 19.5 per teacher.1,750
  7. Teacher salary spending across MichiganRockford Public Schools spent $56,307 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $62,387); spending, not a salary.$56,307
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Rockford Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Rockford Public Schools?
    14 schools were open in 2024-25 (9 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high), enrolling 6,986 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rockford Public Schools spend per student?
    $13,705 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Michigan median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,214 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,417 per student, up 5.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rockford Public Schools' money come from?
    $139,186,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 61.7% state, 33.9% local and 4.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rockford Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 323 of the 9,397 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Rockford Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $30,220,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,915 per student. Divided by the 537 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $56,307 per teacher, more than 22 in 100 Michigan districts (state median $62,387). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Michigan teacher salary at $65,198 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Rockford Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rockford Public Schools scored proficient or above: 65% in reading and 63% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Rockford Public Schools?
    95% of the 605 students in Rockford Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Rockford Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2630030. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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