Middle school (grades 6-8) · Rochester, MN

Kellogg Middle

Federal NCES profile for Kellogg Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 23/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 273180001020
0/100100/10023/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kellogg Middle earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Minnesota schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools.

#3 of 6
middle schools in Rochester · Resource Index
23
Resource Index · Lower
36.6:1
large classes for Minnesota
36.2%
free-lunch eligible

Kellogg Middle has class sizes larger than 97% of Minnesota schools. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Kellogg Middle ranks #3 of 6 middle schools in Rochester, MN.

Enrollment

769

Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

21.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

36.6:1

vs 15.8:1 Minnesota avg

+132% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

36.2%

vs 42.8% Minnesota avg

-15% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Kellogg Middle compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Kellogg Middle

Kellogg Middle is a large middle school in Rochester, Minnesota, enrolling 769 students.

Class loads run heavy: 36.6:1 is larger than about 97% of Minnesota schools and 132% above the 15.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 36.2% lands close to the Minnesota typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Minnesota, bigger than 90% of state schools at 769 students.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 91% of the 2,334 Minnesota schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 297 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Minnesota schools statewide, it ranks #259, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (55%) and African American (16%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 64/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 70.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Rochester Public School District also operates Mayo Senior High (1,787 students) and Century Senior High (1,608 students) alongside Kellogg Middle.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Kellogg Middle compares

Kellogg Middle on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Minnesota Minnesota avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 36.6:1 ▲ 132% 15.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 36.2% ▼ 15% 42.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 769 top 10% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

36.6:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
769
Bigger than 84% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
36.2%
free-lunch eligible - 15% below the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
36.6:1
students per teacher - 132% above state mean
Top 97% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 3% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
70.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$14,165
per pupil, district-wide - below Minnesota avg of $15,270
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
60
in-school suspensions + 63 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 55.0%
African American 15.7%
Hispanic or Latino 13.8%
Two or More 9.0%
Asian 6.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 55.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 64.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 64.2, Kellogg Middle is more mixed than the Minnesota school average of 42.8.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rochester Public School District, which includes Kellogg Middle.

$14,165
Per student
-7%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
-15%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.9%
State 63.1%
Federal 10.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Kellogg Middle Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mayo Senior High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Century Senior High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
John Marshall Senior High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Dakota Middle School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
John Adams Middle Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Kellogg Middle's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Rochester Public School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Minnesota, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Kellogg Middle

How many students attend Kellogg Middle?

Kellogg Middle has 769 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Rochester, MN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Kellogg Middle?

The student-teacher ratio at Kellogg Middle is 36.6:1, which is 132% higher than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 133% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Kellogg Middle?

36.2% of students at Kellogg Middle are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kellogg Middle?

The largest demographic group at Kellogg Middle is White at 55.0% of enrollment, in Rochester, MN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 64.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Kellogg Middle?

Kellogg Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 23/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Kellogg Middle rank among middle schools in Rochester?

By Resource Investment Index, Kellogg Middle ranks #3 of 6 middle schools in Rochester, MN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in Rochester on the city page.

Is Kellogg Middle a good school?

Kellogg Middle earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Minnesota schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Minnesota schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Rochester Public School District?

Besides Kellogg Middle, Rochester Public School District also operates Mayo Senior High (1,787 students), Century Senior High (1,608 students), and John Marshall Senior High (1,549 students). See the Rochester Public School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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