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Rochester City School District

Rochester, New York · Superintendent: Dr. Eric Jay Rosser · #4 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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21,990

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$23,558

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the New York median

10.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Rochester City School District is a public school district based in Rochester, New York, serving 21,990 students in 40 schools. By enrollment it ranks #4 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 99% of them. Its schools average 550 students each, about the same as the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Dr. Eric Jay Rosser. It spends about $23,558 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 10.3 students per teacher.

How Rochester City compares

Rochester CityNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$23,558

New York median $23,514 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$14,990

New York median $15,327 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school550

New York median 538 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.3

New York median 11.3 · 9% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor224

New York median 284 · 21% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$857.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 77%Local 15%

Measure	Rochester City	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$23,558	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$14,990	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$820.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$857.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	2,145	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	4,715	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.3	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	224	284	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New York median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Dr. Eric Jay Rosser

Superintendent, Rochester City School District

Source: New York State Education Department, SEDREF, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in New York

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Buffalo City School DistrictBuffalo	30,077	61	$21,561	10.5	#2
Yonkers City School DistrictYonkers	24,304	40	$22,500	17.1	#3
Rochester City School DistrictRochester · this district	21,990	40	$23,558	10.3	#4
Syracuse City School DistrictSyracuse	18,662	31	$21,368	10.9	#5
Brentwood Union Free School DistrictBrentwood	18,462	17	$21,727	14.1	#6

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Boise Independent DistrictBoise, ID	22,134	$11,068	15.7
Chaffey Joint Union HighOntario, CA	22,116	$13,126	24.2
Torrance UnifiedTorrance, CA	22,023	$11,441	25.2
South-Western CityGrove City, OH	21,924	$12,776	17.7

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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