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Rochester, Minnesota - 44 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Rochester Public School District #275 of 410 districts in Minnesota (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,165 per pupil, Rochester Public School District ranks #258 of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending (Minnesota districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
17,492
Total Enrollment
44
Schools
$14,165
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rochester Public School District operates 44 public schools serving 17,492 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Minnesota. The school portfolio breaks down into 28 combined, 6 middle, 5 elementary, 5 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Olmsted County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,165 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 504 Minnesota districts by per-pupil spending. See how Minnesota compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.9% local, 63.1% state, and 10.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 39/100, ranked #275 of 410 in Minnesota against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 44 schools offering Advanced Placement (42 AP courses district-wide), a 454:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 45.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.4% White, 19.5% African American, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gage Elementary, with a diversity index of 75.0/100.
Its largest campus is Mayo Senior High, enrolling 1,787 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Early Childhood Assessment, at 1 students, a 1787x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Rochester Public School District school enrollment varies 1787× across entities
Rochester Public School District school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 1,787 students (highest), a spread of 1,786 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Rochester Public School District student-counselor ratio is 454:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Rochester Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 45.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Rochester Public School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Rochester Public School District?
Rochester Public School District has 44 schools, including 28 combined, 6 middle, 5 elementary, 5 high. Total enrollment is 17,492 students.
How much does Rochester Public School District spend per student?
Rochester Public School District spends $14,165 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #275 in Minnesota.
What is the demographic composition of Rochester Public School District?
Rochester Public School District students are 49.4% White, 19.5% African American, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% Asian, averaged across 44 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rochester Public School District?
Rochester Public School District has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #275 out of 410 districts in Minnesota.