Total enrollment
14,496
-288 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
22 schools in Rochester Community School District
Michigan · 14,592 students · 4 cities
Rochester Community School District runs 22 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES data, with combined enrollment near 14,592 and an average school size of 663.
4-year change in Rochester Community School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
21
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Rochester Community School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Michigan | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #16 of 121 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 14,592 | #6 of 454 | #572 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 22 | #10 of 454 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #404 of 452 | #8,123 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 10.8% | #449 of 454 | #7,923 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #73 of 325 | #2,871 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Rochester Community School District
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from Musson Elementary School at 79.0% proficient to McGregor Elementary School at 46.3%, a gap of 32.6 points. That is the 18th widest gap among 129 Michigan districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 21 district schools that reported both years went from 15,006 to 14,496 students (down 3%) and from 779 to 762 full-time teachers (down 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Rochester Community School District
Rochester Community School District is a small Michigan school district running 22 schools with combined enrollment near 14,592.
On the school-mix side, Rochester Community School District is made up of 13 elementary, 8 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Rochester Community School District is about 663, higher than the Michigan average of roughly 406.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 14,784 students in SY 2020-21 versus 14,496 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Rochester Community School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.