Rochester Area School District

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Rochester Area School District
Address
540 Reno Street
Rochester
, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 15074
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK–12[1]
NCES District ID4220460 [1]
Students and staff
Students688 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers66.67 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Staff74.03 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.32:1[1]
Other information
Websitehttp://rasd.org/

The Rochester Area School District is a small, urban public school district in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Rochester and East Rochester, and the township of Rochester Township. Rochester Area School District encompasses approximately 5 square miles (13 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 8,075 people. By 2010, the district's population had declined to 7,046.[2] The educational attainment levels for the school district population (25 years old and over) were 88.3% high school graduates and 14.3% college graduates.[3] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 66% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the

median family income was $40,386.[6] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[7] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[8] In Beaver County, the median household income was $49,217.[9] In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700.[10]

Rochester Area School District operates two schools: Rochester Jr-Sr High School (7th-12th) and Rochester Elementary School (K–6th). High school students may choose to attend the

Intermediate Unit
IU27 provides the district with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students; state mandated training on recognizing and reporting child abuse; speech and visual disability services; criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars

The Rochester Area School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.

Sports

The district funds:

Varsity
Middle school sports

According to PIAA directory July 2015[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Rochester Area SD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
  3. ^ proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
  4. ^ Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
  5. ^ Collin Deppen (January 2015). "How many children are homeless in your school district?" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Education.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  7. ^ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts".
  8. ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  9. ^ US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
  10. ^ Jeff Guo (September 15, 2015). "Lower wages for whites, higher wages for immigrants, and inequality for all". The Washington Post.
  11. ^ "PIAA School Directory". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association. 2015.

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