RPS Online High School

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Rochester, Minnesota

RPS Online High School in Rochester, Minnesota enrolled 292 students in 2024-25. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 (Minnesota: 51.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-69% (Minnesota: 83.3%).

Enrollment rose 92% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

152 students in 2022-23, 201 students in 2023-24, 292 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at RPS Online High School by school year2022-23: 152, 2023-24: 201, 2024-25: 29201002003002022-231522023-242012024-25292
Students enrolled at RPS Online High School by school year2022-23: 152, 2023-24: 201, 2024-25: 29201002003002022-231522023-242012024-25292
Students enrolled at RPS Online High School by school year2022-23: 152, 2023-24: 201, 2024-25: 29201002003002022-231522023-242012024-25292
Students enrolled at RPS Online High School by school year2022-23: 152, 2023-24: 201, 2024-25: 29201002003002022-231522023-242012024-25292
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315212.312.4
2023-2420118.011.2
2024-252920.0not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection RPS Online High School enrolled 139 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

49.0% of students were White, 20.2% Black, 11.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White49.0%
  2. Black20.2%
  3. Two or more races11.6%
  4. Hispanic10.3%
  5. Asian8.2%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at RPS Online High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading, against 51.1% in reading across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. No whole-school math result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language artsunder 50%49%51.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

60-69% of the 59 students in RPS Online High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. 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 schoolIts districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate60‑69%84%83.3%
Students in the class591,44369,945

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

High schools in Rochester

14 public high schools in Rochester report 2024-25 enrollment; RPS Online High School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mayo Senior High1,787not reported23.8%
Century Senior High1,608not reported26.2%
John Marshall Senior High1,549not reported35.1%
Rochester Alternative Learning Cntr387not reported66.7%
RPS Online High School292not reported44.5%
Rochester STEM Academy11618.081.9%
Rochester Beacon Academy11511.340.0%
Rochester Academy-Idp Living(RAIL)83not reported57.8%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about RPS Online High School

  1. Mayo Senior HighThe nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 1,787 students (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Care & Treatment at ESCThe next nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 6 students (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare RPS Online High School with Mayo Senior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rochester Public Schools spends per student$14,804 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,804
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaRPS Online High School is the number 276 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#276 of 781
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about RPS Online High School

  1. How many students attend RPS Online High School?
    292 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 152 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Rochester, MN.
  2. Is RPS Online High School a Title I school?
    RPS Online High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  3. How do students at RPS Online High School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at RPS Online High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading, against 51.1% in reading across Minnesota. Minnesota'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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  4. What is the graduation rate at RPS Online High School?
    60-69% of the 59 students in RPS Online High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is RPS Online High School in?
    Rochester Public Schools, NCES district ID 2731800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273180005405 are the district's.

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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22