Rocky River City Schools

Listed by NCES as Rocky River City (district ID 3904470)

Public school district · Cuyahoga County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3904470

Rocky River City Schools spent $16,851 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 84% of the other Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,273). Its 5 schools enrolled 2,606 students in 2024-25; 13.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,955 per student, up 6.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 98% (Ohio: 86.2%).

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 Ohio districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Rocky River City Schools in enrollment (2,586 to 2,695 students) and Rocky River City Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Rocky River City Schools, FY23Great Oaks Career Campuses $24,749; Rocky River City Schools $16,851; Painesville City Local $16,063; Chardon Local Schools $15,078; Bowling Green City Schools $14,664; Tecumseh Local Schools $13,900; Granville Exempted Village $13,764; Bellbrook-Sugarcreek $12,956; Tiffin City Schools $12,727; Dover City Schools $10,415; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.5k10k15k20k25k30kGreat Oaks Career Campuses$24,749Rocky River City Schools$16,851Painesville City Local$16,063Chardon Local Schools$15,078Bowling Green City Schools$14,664Tecumseh Local Schools$13,900Granville Exempted Village$13,764Bellbrook-Sugarcreek$12,956Tiffin City Schools$12,727Dover City Schools$10,415State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Rocky River City Schools, FY23Great Oaks Career Campuses $24,749; Rocky River City Schools $16,851; Painesville City Local $16,063; Chardon Local Schools $15,078; Bowling Green City Schools $14,664; Tecumseh Local Schools $13,900; Granville Exempted Village $13,764; Bellbrook-Sugarcreek $12,956; Tiffin City Schools $12,727; Dover City Schools $10,415; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.5k10k15k20k25k30kGreat Oaks Career Campuses$24,749Rocky River City Schools$16,851Painesville City Local$16,063Chardon Local Schools$15,078Bowling Green City Schools$14,664Tecumseh Local Schools$13,900Granville Exempted Village$13,764Bellbrook-Sugarcreek$12,956Tiffin City Schools$12,727Dover City Schools$10,415State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Rocky River City Schools, FY23Great Oaks Career Campuses $24,749; Rocky River City Schools $16,851; Painesville City Local $16,063; Chardon Local Schools $15,078; Bowling Green City Schools $14,664; Tecumseh Local Schools $13,900; Granville Exempted Village $13,764; Bellbrook-Sugarcreek $12,956; Tiffin City Schools $12,727; Dover City Schools $10,415; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.5k15k25k30kGreat Oaks Career Campuses$24,749Rocky River City Schools$16,851Painesville City Local$16,063Chardon Local Schools$15,078Bowling Green City Schools$14,664Tecumseh Local Schools$13,900Granville Exempted Village$13,764Bellbrook-Sugarcreek$12,956Tiffin City Schools$12,727Dover City Schools$10,415State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Rocky River City Schools, FY23Great Oaks Career Campuses $24,749; Rocky River City Schools $16,851; Painesville City Local $16,063; Chardon Local Schools $15,078; Bowling Green City Schools $14,664; Tecumseh Local Schools $13,900; Granville Exempted Village $13,764; Bellbrook-Sugarcreek $12,956; Tiffin City Schools $12,727; Dover City Schools $10,415; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.5k15k25k30kGreat Oaks Career Campuses$24,749Rocky River City Schools$16,851Painesville City Local$16,063Chardon Local Schools$15,078Bowling Green City Schools$14,664Tecumseh Local Schools$13,900Granville Exempted Village$13,764Bellbrook-Sugarcreek$12,956Tiffin City Schools$12,727Dover City Schools$10,415State median, 1,000+ students $14,273

Where the money came from

$55,170,000 in revenue: 13.2% state, 81.4% local and 5.3% federal. Total spending including $3,221,000 of capital outlay was $51,785,000, or $19,578 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Rocky River City Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,297,000; Local $44,923,000; Federal $2,950,000; total $55,170,000.
  • State$7,297,000 13%
  • Local$44,923,000 81%
  • Federal$2,950,000 5%

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 452 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

2,645 students in 2022-23, 2,596 students in 2023-24, 2,606 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Rocky River City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,645, 2023-24: 2,596, 2024-25: 2,60601k2k3k2022-232,6452023-242,5962024-252,606
Rocky River City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,645, 2023-24: 2,596, 2024-25: 2,60601k2k3k2022-232,6452023-242,5962024-252,606
Rocky River City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,645, 2023-24: 2,596, 2024-25: 2,60601k2k3k2022-232,6452023-242,5962024-252,606
Rocky River City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,645, 2023-24: 2,596, 2024-25: 2,60601k2k3k2022-232,6452023-242,5962024-252,606

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,645161.516.4
2023-242,596165.315.7
2024-252,606165.815.7

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

$16,478,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,230 per student

Rocky River City Schools booked $16,478,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 162 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 $101,603 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 92 in 100 Ohio districts with a figure (state median $78,983, 642 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 Ohio teacher salary at $63,153 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$13,114,00079.6%
Special education$3,364,00020.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,238 in 2018-19, $5,853 in 2019-20, $6,277 in 2020-21, $6,045 in 2021-22, $6,230 in 2022-23.

Rocky River City Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,238, 2019-20: $5,853, 2020-21: $6,277, 2021-22: $6,045, 2022-23: $6,23002k4k6k8k2018-19$5,2382019-20$5,8532020-21$6,2772021-22$6,0452022-23$6,230
Rocky River City Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,238, 2019-20: $5,853, 2020-21: $6,277, 2021-22: $6,045, 2022-23: $6,23002k4k6k8k2018-19$5,2382019-20$5,8532020-21$6,2772021-22$6,0452022-23$6,230
Rocky River City Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,238, 2019-20: $5,853, 2020-21: $6,277, 2021-22: $6,045, 2022-23: $6,23002k4k6k8k2018-19$5,2382019-20$5,8532020-21$6,2772021-22$6,0452022-23$6,230
Rocky River City Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,238, 2019-20: $5,853, 2020-21: $6,277, 2021-22: $6,045, 2022-23: $6,23002k4k6k8k2018-19$5,2382019-20$5,8532020-21$6,2772021-22$6,0452022-23$6,230

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 Rocky River City Schools scored proficient or above: 85-89% in reading and 86-90% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, 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 districtOhioStudents tested
Reading and language arts85-89%59%1,167
Math86-90%54%1,165

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

98% of the 223 students in Rocky River City Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. 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 districtOhio
Four-year graduation rate98%86.2%
Students in the class223132,008

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.

2 elementary schools, 1,161 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Kensington Intermediate Elementary School58618.012.8%Not Title I
Goldwood Primary Elementary School57519.211.3%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.

1 middle school, 573 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rocky River Middle School57313.311.7%Not Title I

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.

1 high school, 792 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rocky River High School79214.211.7%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.

1 other school, 80 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Rocky River Early Childhood Center at Beach School8020.0not reportedNot Title I

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 Rocky River City 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 Rocky River City Schools

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentRocky River City Schools ranks 72 of 452 Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,851).#72 of 452
  2. Every school district in OhioRocky River City Schools is the number 163 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 2,645 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#163 of 999
  3. Chardon Local SchoolsThe next larger Ohio district: 2,659 students in fall 2022, $15,078 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,078
  4. Great Oaks Career CampusesThe next smaller Ohio district: 2,632 students in fall 2022, $24,749 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,749
  5. Compare Rocky River City Schools with Chardon Local SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Rocky River High School, its largest high school792 students in 2024-25, 14.2 per teacher.792
  7. Teacher salary spending across OhioRocky River City Schools spent $101,603 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $78,983); spending, not a salary.$101,603
  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 Rocky River City Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Rocky River City Schools?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 2,606 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Rocky River City Schools spend per student?
    $16,851 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Ohio median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,273 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,955 per student, up 6.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Rocky River City Schools' money come from?
    $55,170,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 13.2% state, 81.4% local and 5.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Rocky River City Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 171 of the 3,317 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.2%, 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 Rocky River City Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $16,478,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,230 per student. Divided by the 162 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $101,603 per teacher, more than 92 in 100 Ohio districts (state median $78,983). 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 Ohio teacher salary at $63,153 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Rocky River City Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Rocky River City Schools scored proficient or above: 85-89% in reading and 86-90% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Ohio'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 Rocky River City Schools?
    98% of the 223 students in Rocky River City Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. 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 Rocky River City Schools' NCES district ID?
    3904470. 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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