Rochester School District
Rochester School District is a public school district based in Rochester, Washington, serving 2,175 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #107 of the 150 Washington districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 29% of them. Its schools average 435 students each, about the same as the Washington median of 435. It spends about $14,735 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 18.9 students per teacher.
How Rochester compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Rochester | Washington median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,735 | $14,904 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,789 | $8,883 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $33.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $34.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 115 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 216 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 18.9 | 18.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 435 | 368 | 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 Washington median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Washington
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester School DistrictRochester · this district | 2,175 | 5 | $14,735 | 18.9 | #107 |
| Sultan School DistrictSultan | 2,139 | 8 | $16,088 | 18.8 | #108 |
| North Franklin School DistrictConnell | 2,078 | 9 | $15,203 | 17.0 | #109 |
| Hockinson School DistrictBrush Prairie | 2,061 | 3 | $13,449 | 19.6 | #110 |
| Nooksack Valley School DistrictEverson | 2,033 | 7 | $14,556 | 17.4 | #111 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Valley UnifiedBig Bear Lake, CA | 2,176 | $13,203 | 21.5 |
| Zion ESD 6Zion, IL | 2,176 | $29,833 | 13.9 |
| Prentiss County School DistrictBooneville, MS | 2,176 | $9,968 | 10.1 |
| Brooklyn Center Community SchoolsBrooklyn Center, MN | 2,174 | $14,787 | 13.7 |
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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