Rochester High School

As a middle-of-the-pack senior high in Rochester, Washington, Rochester High School caters to 608 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Rochester School District.

Across the 5 schools in Rochester School District (2,175 students total), Rochester High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Rochester High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Rochester High School records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.9:1. The state averages about 21.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Thurston County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rochester High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.9%; this one delivers 39.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Thurston County put the typical household earns roughly $96,563 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Rochester High School is one of 86 public schools in Thurston County (combined enrollment of about 44,412 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rochester Primary School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Rochester High School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 37.7%.

Rochester High School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Rochester High School's enrollment has shrank 8% since 2018, when it stood at 658 (now 608). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 19% to 32% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.