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Rochester Public School District

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Rochester Public School District is located in southeast Minnesota. Rochester Public School District has 216.57 square miles of land area and 1.59 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Rochester Public School District population is 122,242. Rochester Public School District median household income is $66,343 in 2010-2014. Rochester Public School District median house value is $170,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Rochester Public School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (53 out of 321, top 17%) Elementary/Middle School: (53 out of 332, top 16%)* Rank: #49
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	38
Population	122,242 (2010-2014), rank #6
Population Growth	6.29% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	560.33/sq mi, rank #36
Median Household Income:	$66,343 at 2010-2014—3.03% increase since 2005-2009, rank #60
Median House Price:	$170,000 at 2010-2014—-0.23% increase since 2005-2009, rank #107
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	216.57 sq mi, rank #126
Water Area:	1.59 sq mi (0.73%), rank #227
State:	Minnesota
County:	Wabasha County, Olmsted County
City:	Rochester, Zumbro Falls, Millville, Hammond, Eyota, Elgin, Byron, Stewartville, Oronoco, Mazeppa, Pine Island
Zip:	55906, 55991, 55957, 55934, 55932, 55902, 55920, 55904, 55901, 55976, 55960, 55956, 55963
Area:	Rochester, MN

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Rochester Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

615 7th St Sw

Rochester MN, 55902, Olmsted County

Phone: 507-328-3000

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	16,761	16,451	16,317	16,353	16,278	16,246	16,203
English Language Learner Students:	1,920	1,733	1,697	2,021	2,081	2,189	2,238
Total Teachers:	1,005.70	976.24	996.53	960.59	918.87	951.60	978.20
Prekindergarten:	36.00	35.60	30.90	27.50	21.50	19.00	19.50
Kindergarten:	61.40	50.10	47.63	50.09	44.09	44.70	44.60
Elementary:	442.94	445.68	461.87	441.80	419.87	435.20	437.50
Secondary:	440.06	418.82	427.12	403.22	395.43	414.10	438.90
Ungraded:	25.30	26.04	29.01	37.98	37.98	38.60	37.70
Total Other Staff:	1,097.74	1,001.25	945.12	941.20	926.72	880.90	1,011.40
Instructional Aides:	325.30	302.71	299.85	286.92	285.64	259.60	299.60
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	79.13	47.80	30.20	31.45	34.45	42.00	46.40
Total Guidance Counselors:	26.27	25.20	20.30	20.77	20.40	23.90	24.30
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.50	2.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	25.27	23.20	18.30	18.77	18.40	21.40	21.80
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	13.47	14.16	12.60	15.34	15.87	18.60	17.60
Library/Media Support:	16.25	16.98	17.33	15.66	15.90	14.80	15.80
District Administrators:	19.00	15.00	14.00	14.00	15.00	14.00	19.50
District Administrative Support:	60.26	53.76	53.26	51.36	50.66	49.80	59.10
School Administrators:	43.00	39.83	35.17	39.00	38.00	34.00	34.00
School Administrative Support:	71.10	70.54	70.10	74.60	73.86	70.00	79.00
Student Support Services:	256.05	230.00	211.05	203.82	188.90	175.30	200.10
Other Support Services:	187.91	185.27	181.26	188.28	188.04	178.90	216.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.67	16.85	16.37	17.02	17.72	17.07	16.56

Schools

Bamber Valley Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2001 Bamber Valley Rd Sw, Rochester MN 55902
Bishop Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	406 36th Ave Nw, Rochester MN 55901
Care & Treatment Jdc/Von Wald	Grade 5 to Grade 12	334 16th St Se, Rochester MN 55904
Century Senior High	Grade 8 to Grade 12	2525 Viola Rd Ne, Rochester MN 55906
Churchill Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	2240 7th Ave Ne, Rochester MN 55906
Early Childhood Assessment	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	334 16th St Se, Rochester MN 55904
Early Childhood Intervention	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	334 16th St Se, Rochester MN 55904
Elton Hills Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1421 Elton Hills Dr Nw, Rochester MN 55901
Esc Area Learning Center	Grade 6 to Grade 12	334 16th St Se, Rochester MN 55904
Folwell Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	603 15th Ave Sw, Rochester MN 55902
Franklin Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1801 9th Ave Se, Rochester MN 55904
Friedell Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1200 Broadway South, Rochester MN 55904
Gage Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1300 40th St Nw, Rochester MN 55901
George W. Gibbs Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5525 56th St Nw, Rochester MN 55901
Hawthorne Diploma Program	Grade 9 to Grade 12	700 4th Ave Se, Rochester MN 55904
Hoover Elementary	Grade 3 to Grade 5	369 Elton Hills Dr Nw, Rochester MN 55901
Jefferson Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1201 10th Ave Ne, Rochester MN 55906
John Adams Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1525 31st St Nw, Rochester MN 55901
John Marshall Senior High	Grade 8 to Grade 12	1510 14th St Nw, Rochester MN 55901
Kellogg Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	503 17th St Ne, Rochester MN 55906
Lincoln K-8 Choice Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 8	1122 8th Ave Se, Rochester MN 55904
Longfellow Choice Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1615 Marion Rd Se, Rochester MN 55904
Mayo Senior High	Grade 8 to Grade 12	1420 11th Ave Se, Rochester MN 55904
Montessori At Franklin	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1801 9th Ave Se, Rochester MN 55904
Pinewood Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1900 Pinewood Rd Se, Rochester MN 55904
Riverside Central Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	506 5th Ave Se, Rochester MN 55904
Rochester Alternative Learning Center	Grade 6 to Grade 12	37 Woodlake Dr Se, Rochester MN 55904
Rochester Area Learning Center	Grade 9 to Grade 12	37 Woodlake Dr Se, Rochester MN 55904
Rochester Phoenix Academy	Kindergarten to Grade 12	334 16th St Se, Rochester MN 55904
Sunset Terrace Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1707 19th Ave Nw, Rochester MN 55901
Transition To Adult Program	Grade 11 to Grade 12	334 16th St Sw, Rochester MN 55904
Transitions Learning Center	Grade 12 to Grade 12	2530 North Broadway, Rochester MN 55906
Washington Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1200 11th Ave Nw, Rochester MN 55901
Willow Creek Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2425 11th Ave Se, Rochester MN 55904

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCA-II Test
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.3%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	68.5%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.2%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78.2%	75.3%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.8%	75.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.2%	76.8%
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72.5%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	74%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	46.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	49.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	47.5%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	55%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	52.1%	43.2%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	59.7%	48.6%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	49.1%	42.5%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	55.3%	52.4%
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76.9%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74.3%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77.5%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82.3%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87.6%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86.4%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87.8%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.8%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.5%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.5%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.9%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.9%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80.6%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82.4%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82.4%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.5%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.2%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.6%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.7%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.1%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74.8%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.1%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.5%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.3%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.1%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.9%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55.1%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50.6%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	78.3%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	77.1%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	68.3%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	77.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	76.2%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	75.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	77.9%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.7%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.9%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.9%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.8%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.7%	76.2%
2004	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66.6%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	80.4%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	72.9%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	73.1%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	73.2%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75.9%	64.4%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.9%	N/A
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.8%	N/A
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.9%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.6%	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.5%	66.1%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75%	69.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.6%	71.4%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	63.1%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	72.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	70.8%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	71.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	66.2%	58.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.8%	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.2%	68.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75%	68.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.7%	72.4%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53.2%	47.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	47.2%	44.4%
2010	Science	End of course	% met std	58.8%	51.8%
2011	Science	End of course	% met std	59%	53.8%
MCA-II GRAD Test
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80.7%	78.1%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.9%	78.7%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.1%	80.4%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	67.8%	57.8%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	67.9%	59.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62%	57.7%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	67.7%	66.4%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	91.2%	90.6%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	88.7%	89.1%
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	94.1%	91.9%
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	88.2%	87.8%
MCA-III Test
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	68.3%	62.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69.4%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77.7%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	68.3%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	57.1%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.1%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	67.9%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57.2%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.5%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59.1%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.5%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55.4%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	59.3%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67.9%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	56.6%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	56.1%	59.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	59.3%	51.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67.1%	58.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	56.3%	56.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.3%	54%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	59.2%	53.2%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.1%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.3%	58.8%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58%	54.1%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	47.8%	43.8%
2013	Science	End of course	% met std	52.1%	53%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$189,943,000	$11,641		$184,798,000	$11,301		$182,383,000	$11,204
Federal:	$13,716,000	$841	7.2%	$11,084,000	$678	6.0%	$23,315,000	$1,432	12.8%
State:	$126,918,000	$7,778	66.8%	$114,935,000	$7,028	62.2%	$112,126,000	$6,888	61.5%
Local:	$49,309,000	$3,022	26.0%	$58,779,000	$3,594	31.8%	$46,942,000	$2,884	25.7%
Total Expenditures:	$180,445,000	$11,059		$176,517,000	$10,794		$182,944,000	$11,239
Total Current Expenditures:	$152,615,000	$9,353		$148,621,000	$9,088		$148,391,000	$9,116
Instructional Expenditures:	$98,920,000	$6,062	64.8%	$96,165,000	$5,881	64.7%	$96,263,000	$5,914	64.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$9,996,000	$613	6.5%	$8,892,000	$544	6.0%	$9,401,000	$578	6.3%
Administration:	$14,897,000	$913	9.8%	$15,430,000	$944	10.4%	$15,036,000	$924	10.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$28,802,000	$1,765	18.9%	$28,134,000	$1,720	18.9%	$27,691,000	$1,701	18.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$12,520,000	$767		$11,687,000	$715		$18,263,000	$1,122
Construction:	$9,937,000	$609		$9,712,000	$594		$13,896,000	$854
Total Other:	$9,057,000	$555		$8,873,000	$543		$8,661,000	$532
Interest on Debt:	$5,453,000	$334		$6,318,000	$386		$6,809,000	$418

Total Salary:	$97,912,000	$6,001		$95,537,000	$5,842		$95,812,000	$5,886
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$69,426,000	$4,255	70.9%	$67,470,000	$4,126	70.6%	$67,940,000	$4,174	70.9%
Other Salary:	$28,486,000	$1,746	29.1%	$28,067,000	$1,716	29.4%	$27,872,000	$1,712	29.1%
Total Benefit:	$33,033,000	$2,024		$31,853,000	$1,948		$31,837,000	$1,956
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$23,224,000	$1,423	70.3%	$22,105,000	$1,352	69.4%	$22,207,000	$1,364	69.8%
Other Benefit:	$9,809,000	$601	29.7%	$9,748,000	$596	30.6%	$9,630,000	$592	30.2%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	25.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	74.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.3%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	24.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	38.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	13.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	6.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$51,215.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,959.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$50,089.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$55,254.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$56,013.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$57,189.0

* Rochester Public School District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.