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Rochester City School District

Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.

About this district

Rochester City School District is a public school district in New York. They serve 28,000 students across 49 schools, and its teachers have had 4,009 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • 49
    Schools
  • 28,000
    Students
  • 2,403
    Teachers

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Rochester City School District Demographics

94%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
82%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Rochester City School District Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Rochester City School District had a total revenue of $906.8 million in the 2016-17 school year. 16.4% came from local sources, 75.1% from state sources, and 8.5% from federal sources.

Rochester City School District had a per-pupil revenue of $32,384 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 16.4% came from local sources, 75.1% from state sources, and 8.5% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Rochester City School District Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 19, 2025

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Rochester City School District

$1.8 million
raised using DonorsChoose
4,009
projects funded
1,101
teachers funded
9,310
donors
357
projects for basic supplies
597
projects for technology
614
projects for books
196
projects for art supplies

Rochester City School District has received support from 6,304 individuals from New York and 3,006 individuals out-of-state.

Rochester City School District Schools

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