Public schools in Rochester, NY
Rochester has 99 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 19 high, 10 middle, 65 elementary, 5 other, enrolling 53,063 students. They are run by 26 districts and agencies; Rochester City School District runs 35 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 26 districts and agencies that run Rochester's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Rochester | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester City School District | 35 | 22,820 | $33,643 |
| Greece Central Schools | 17 | 10,242 | $24,551 |
| West Irondequoit Central School District | 10 | 3,641 | $22,166 |
| Gates Chili Central School District | 6 | 3,730 | $28,498 |
| East Irondequoit Central School District | 6 | 2,782 | $28,061 |
| Brighton Central School District | 4 | 3,461 | $24,706 |
| Rush-Henrietta Central School District | 2 | 5,620 | $24,061 |
| True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School | 1 | 1,301 | $19,369 |
| Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School | 1 | 979 | $17,599 |
| Rochester Academy Charter School | 1 | 823 | $15,772 |
| True North Rochester Prep-West Camp | 1 | 754 | $17,731 |
| Rochester Prep Charter School 3 | 1 | 619 | $18,015 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
19 high schools in Rochester, 15,243 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Career and Technology High School | 1,362 | 8.8 | 89.7% | Rochester City |
| Brighton High School | 1,164 | 11.4 | 23.3% | Brighton Central |
| Irondequoit High School | 1,160 | 12.6 | 29.1% | West Irondequoit Central |
| Gates-Chili High School | 1,134 | 11.0 | 50.4% | Gates Chili Central |
| Olympia High School | 1,090 | 9.9 | 53.0% | Greece Central Schools |
| Athena High School | 1,070 | 11.2 | 39.3% | Greece Central Schools |
| School of the Arts | 1,065 | 11.1 | 68.4% | Rochester City |
| Arcadia High School | 972 | 10.7 | 46.1% | Greece Central Schools |
| Eastridge Senior High School | 888 | 10.5 | 56.0% | East Irondequoit Central |
| Odyssey Academy | 878 | 9.7 | 62.6% | Greece Central Schools |
The other 9 high schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School | 868 | 9.9 | 88.2% | Rochester City |
| East Upper High School | 814 | 8.5 | 84.9% | Rochester City |
| James Monroe Upper School | 809 | 10.0 | 88.1% | Rochester City |
| University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men | 514 | 12.4 | 61.1% | University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men |
| Rochester Early College International High School | 458 | 9.6 | 87.6% | Rochester City |
| Young Women's College Prep CS | 356 | 13.8 | 84.3% | Young Women's College Prep CS |
| Vertus Charter School | 348 | not reported | 82.5% | Vertus High School |
| School Without Walls | 258 | 8.4 | 88.8% | Rochester City |
| Monroe Correctional Facility | 35 | 1.5 | not reported | Rochester City |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
10 middle schools in Rochester, 5,937 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates-Chili Middle School | 838 | 9.8 | 53.6% | Gates Chili Central |
| Athena Middle School | 810 | 10.4 | 43.1% | Greece Central Schools |
| Twelve Corners Middle School | 759 | 9.2 | 24.0% | Brighton Central |
| Arcadia Middle School | 673 | 9.6 | 46.4% | Greece Central Schools |
| East Irondequoit Middle School | 636 | 10.2 | 60.5% | East Irondequoit Central |
| Dake Junior High School | 551 | 10.7 | 31.4% | West Irondequoit Central |
| Northwest College Preparatory High School | 487 | 8.3 | 89.9% | Rochester City |
| Rogers Middle School | 425 | 11.6 | 25.9% | West Irondequoit Central |
| Academy of Health Sciences Charter School | 394 | 32.8 | 89.1% | Academy of Health Sciences Charter School |
| East Lower School | 364 | 7.7 | 93.7% | Rochester City |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
65 elementary schools in Rochester, 27,307 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School 33-John James Audubon | 980 | 13.1 | 80.6% | Rochester City |
| True North Rochester Prep-West Camp | 827 | 30.9 | 84.3% | True North Rochester Prep-West Camp |
| Rochester Prep Charter School 3 | 826 | 48.8 | 90.4% | Rochester Prep Charter School 3 |
| Longridge School | 754 | 11.4 | 60.6% | Greece Central Schools |
| French Road Elementary School | 743 | 12.8 | 20.2% | Brighton Central |
| Council Rock Primary School | 743 | 14.5 | 20.9% | Brighton Central |
| Anna Murray-Douglass Academy | 741 | 12.8 | 77.2% | Rochester City |
| School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Jr | 614 | 11.3 | 81.1% | Rochester City |
| School 50-Helen Barrett Montgomery | 590 | 12.1 | 81.2% | Rochester City |
| Chestnut Ridge Elementary School | 569 | 11.7 | 26.9% | Churchville-Chili Central |
The other 55 elementary schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 other schools in Rochester, 4,576 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School | 1,405 | 30.6 | 86.8% | True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School |
| Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School | 1,051 | 13.1 | 79.9% | Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School |
| School 58-World of Inquiry School | 896 | 12.6 | 73.7% | Rochester City |
| Rochester Academy Charter School | 829 | 11.3 | 94.0% | Rochester Academy Charter School |
| Rochester Academy of Science Charter School | 395 | 13.8 | 88.4% | Rochester Academy of Science Charter School |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Rochester's public schools compare with New York's
The median Rochester school has 11.4 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the New York median of 11.1. 42% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 430 students (state 428).
| Rochester | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.4 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 430 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 42% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 92% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 16% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 99 Rochester schools and the 4,767 New York schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Rochester
- Rochester City School DistrictRuns 35 of Rochester's 99 public schools and spent $33,643 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$33,643
- Edison Career and Technology High School, the largest high school in Rochester1,362 students in 2024-25, 8.8 per teacher.1,362
- Compare Rochester City School District with Greece Central SchoolsRochester's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New YorkNew York's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Rochester addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Rochester
How many public schools are in Rochester, NY?
99 public schools with an address in Rochester were open in 2024-25: 19 high, 10 middle, 65 elementary, 5 other, enrolling 53,063 students. 16 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Rochester?
Edison Career and Technology High School, with 1,362 students in 2024-25 (Rochester City School District).Which districts run Rochester's schools?
Rochester City School District (35 schools), Greece Central Schools (17 schools), West Irondequoit Central School District (10 schools), Gates Chili Central School District (6 schools), and 22 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25