Rochester High School

As a heavily attended four-year high school in ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan, Rochester High School works with 1,682 students from grades 7 through 12, overseen by Rochester Community School District. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Rochester High School sits 266% above that benchmark.

Rochester High School is one of 22 schools operated by Rochester Community School District, a district that educates 14,592 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Rochester High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 17% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Rochester High School has 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Rochester High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 16% of students at Rochester High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Oakland County's rate of about 32%.

In the broader community, census data for Oakland County shows median household income runs about $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Rochester High School is one.

McGregor Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 1,665 students in 2018 compared to 1,682 in 2025.

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