Total enrollment
17,171
+159 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
50 schools in Rochester Public School District
Minnesota · 17,430 students · 1 city
Inside Rochester Public School District (Minnesota), 50 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 17,430 students (around 349 per school).
4-year change in Rochester Public School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
44
+7 (+19%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Rochester Public School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Minnesota | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #76 of 163 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 17,430 | #7 of 269 | #468 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 47 | #4 of 269 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #16 of 267 | #1,846 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 38.7% | #122 of 269 | #5,681 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #23 of 152 | #743 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 Public School District
State test results across the district's 23 scored schools run from Folwell Elementary School at 64.4% proficient to Gage Elementary School at 15.3%, a gap of 49.2 points. That is the 5th widest gap among 84 Minnesota districts with four or more scored schools.
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 Public School District
Across 50 schools, Rochester Public School District hosts about 17,430 students in Minnesota. By footprint it is an average-sized district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Rochester Public School District is built around 25 elementary, 7 middle, 14 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 17,171 students, remained close to its prior level from the 17,012 reported in SY 2020-21. Rochester Public School District now counts 44 public schools, up from 37 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Rochester Public School District discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.