Rochester School District, Washington

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Rochester School District
District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 2,150 (2022-2023)
Schools: 6 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Rochester School District is a school district in Washington (Lewis and Thurston counties). During the 2023 school year, 2,150 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Rochester School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Susie Hawes
Michael Langer
Grant Rodeheaver
Thomas Trott
James Turner

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$2,564,000	$1,181	8%
Local:	$4,946,000	$2,278	14%
State:	$26,758,000	$12,325	78%
Total:	$34,268,000	$15,784

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$33,510,000	$15,435
Total Current Expenditures:	$31,989,000	$14,734
Instructional Expenditures:	$19,081,000	$8,789	57%
Student and Staff Support:	$5,007,000	$2,306	15%
Administration:	$3,173,000	$1,461	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$4,728,000	$2,177	14%
Total Capital Outlay:	$867,000	$399
Construction:	$610,000	$280
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$15,000	$6

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	53	<50	PS	40-44	21-39	65-69	57
2017-2018	48	>=50	PS	35-39	20-29	50-54	52
2016-2017	53	>=50	PS	35-39	30-39	50-54	57
2015-2016	51	>=50	PS	35-39	30-39	55-59	56
2014-2015	51	<50	<50	40-44	30-39	55-59	55
2013-2014	64	>=50	<50	50-54	50-59	70-74	67
2012-2013	67	>=50	>=50	60-64	50-59	65-69	68
2011-2012	66	>=50	<50	55-59	50-59	70-79	69
2010-2011	59	>=50	<50	45-49	40-59	60-69	62

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	57	<50	PS	45-49	40-59	60-64	61
2017-2018	56	>=50	PS	45-49	40-49	50-54	61
2016-2017	59	>=50	PS	45-49	40-49	55-59	63
2015-2016	61	>=50	PS	50-54	40-49	60-64	64
2014-2015	56	>=50	>=50	45-49	30-39	60-64	59
2013-2014	72	>=50	>=50	65-69	60-69	70-74	74
2012-2013	74	>=50	>=50	70-74	60-69	75-79	75
2011-2012	72	>=50	>=50	65-69	50-59	70-79	74
2010-2011	66	>=50	>=50	55-59	60-79	70-79	68

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	85-89	PS	PS	>=80	PS	>=50	85-89
2018-2019	80-84	PS	PS	60-79	>=50	>=50	85-89
2017-2018	85-89	PS	PS	70-79	PS	>=50	90-94
2016-2017	80-84			>=80	PS	>=50	80-84
2015-2016	80-84		PS	60-79	PS	>=50	85-89
2014-2015	75-79		PS	>=80	PS	>=50	75-79
2013-2014	75-79	PS		>=50	PS	PS	70-74
2012-2013	85-89	PS		60-79	PS	>=50	85-89
2011-2012	85-89	PS		>=80	PS		80-84
2010-2011	80-84	PS	PS	60-79	PS		80-84

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	2,150	2.7
2021-2022	2,091	-3.8
2020-2021	2,171	-3.1
2019-2020	2,238	17.4
2018-2019	1,848	-25.9
2017-2018	2,326	1.1
2016-2017	2,301	4.6
2015-2016	2,195	-2.6
2014-2015	2,252	1.1
2013-2014	2,227	-0.9
2012-2013	2,247	3.2
2011-2012	2,174	-6.5
2010-2011	2,315	-2.2
2009-2010	2,367	2.8
2008-2009	2,300	0.7
2007-2008	2,285	-2.0
2006-2007	2,330	0.9
2005-2006	2,309	-0.9
2004-2005	2,330	2.6
2003-2004	2,269	4.8
2002-2003	2,161	1.5
2001-2002	2,129	-0.3
2000-2001	2,135	-1.9
1999-2000	2,175	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Rochester School District (%)	Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	2.3	1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5	8.7
Black	0.4	4.8
Hispanic	29.1	25.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.3	1.4
Two or More Races	7.2	8.8
White	60.2	49.1

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Rochester School District had 129.51 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.6.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	1.00
Kindergarten:	9.62
Elementary:	63.86
Secondary:	55.03
Total:	129.51

Rochester School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 8.46 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	4.00
District Administrative Support:	5.42
School Administrators:	8.46
School Administrative Support:	8.53

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	38.99
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	7.57
Total Guidance Counselors:	7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.33
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.67
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	7.49
Other Support Services:	21.23

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Rochester School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Grand Mound Elementary	499	3-5
H.E.A.R.T. High School	34	9-12
Rochester High School	600	9-12
Rochester Middle School	495	6-8
Rochester Primary School	522	PK-2
Rochester Virtual Academy	0	6-8

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