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Rochester Community Unit School District 3A

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Rochester Community Unit School District 3A is located close to the center of Illinois. Rochester Community Unit School District 3A has 64.88 square miles of land area and 0.70 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Rochester Community Unit School District 3A population is 10,780. Rochester Community Unit School District 3A median household income is $89,914 in 2010-2014. Rochester Community Unit School District 3A median house value is $182,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Rochester Community Unit School District 3A is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (37 out of 476, top 8%) Elementary/Middle School: (58 out of 757, top 8%)* Rank: #97
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	10,780 (2010-2014), rank #332
Population Growth	11.52% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	164.38/sq mi, rank #415
Median Household Income:	$89,914 at 2010-2014—7.12% increase since 2005-2009, rank #63
Median House Price:	$182,900 at 2010-2014—9.78% increase since 2005-2009, rank #239
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	64.88 sq mi, rank #373
Water Area:	0.70 sq mi (1.07%), rank #261
State:	Illinois
County:	Sangamon County, Christian County
City:	Rochester, Springfield, Mechanicsburg
Zip:	62563, 62712, 62545, 62707
Area:	Springfield, IL;Taylorville, IL

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Rochester Community Unit School District 3A Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

4 Rocket Dr

Rochester IL, 62563, Sangamon County

Phone: 217-498-6210

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,326	2,354	2,333	2,341	2,276	2,249	2,223
English Language Learner Students:	19	17	18	12	15	0	3
Total Teachers:	127.77	NA	139.81	137.17	141.79	121.70	121.50
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	2.00	2.22	2.50	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	8.00	9.08	1.00	NA	4.00
Elementary:	86.47	NA	87.92	82.87	91.93	82.00	35.00
Secondary:	41.30	NA	41.89	43.00	46.36	38.70	81.50
Ungraded:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	68.11	86.50	22.30	23.03	22.20	17.00	18.00
Instructional Aides:	NA	28.43	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.01	2.00	1.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.01	2.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.51	NA	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	4.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	4.50	NA	4.00	5.45	4.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	4.51	NA	NA	NA	NA	3.00
School Administrators:	6.10	NA	8.00	6.01	7.00	7.00	3.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	8.26	NA	NA	NA	NA	0.00
Student Support Services:	NA	NA	7.30	8.57	6.20	1.00	3.00
Other Support Services:	51.00	43.29	NA	NA	NA	NA	1.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.20	NA	16.69	17.07	16.05	18.48	18.30

Schools

Rochester Elementary 2-3	Grade 2 to Grade 3	456 Education Ave, Rochester IL 62563
Rochester Elementary Ec-1 School	Prekindergarten to Grade 1	707 West Main St, Rochester IL 62563
Rochester High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1 Rocket Dr, Rochester IL 62563
Rochester Intermediate School	Grade 4 to Grade 6	900 Jack Taylor Dr, Rochester IL 62563
Rochester Jr High School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	3 Rocket Dr, Rochester IL 62563

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.5%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.4%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.1%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.5%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.0%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	99.3%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.1%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.9%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98.3%	87.3%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.5%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.8%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.7%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.0%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.8%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.0%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.5%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.6%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.8%	74.7%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.1%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.7%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.2%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.4%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.7%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.9%	87.7%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.7%	88.1%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.3%	60.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.2%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.3%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90.3%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.7%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.2%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.2%	76.0%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.1%	59.2%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.3%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.6%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89.6%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	95.7%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	100.0%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	96.6%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94.8%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93.9%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	95.9%	79.4%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	97.8%	79.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94.3%	80.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.5%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.5%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.8%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.5%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.9%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.2%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	97.0%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.1%	84.0%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.9%	83.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.4%	59.4%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.4%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.3%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.1%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.3%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.5%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.8%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.3%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.6%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.5%	76.4%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.9%	77.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.2%	58.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	95.5%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	95.7%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	97.6%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	98.6%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	95.0%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	97.2%	83.9%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	96.3%	84.9%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.5%	59.6%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.3%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.7%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.4%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.3%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92.2%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.1%	84.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.5%	81.7%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.5%	58.9%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	90.4%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93.8%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93.6%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	95.7%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	96.2%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.6%	84.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	95.1%	84.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.8%	59.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.8%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.4%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.2%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.1%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	93.6%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.7%	78.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.1%	78.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.8%	58.5%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	91.9%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	97.1%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	96.8%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	96.6%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	94.4%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	96.2%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	95.2%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	96.2%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	93.1%	81.9%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	94.5%	79.9%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	96.0%	79.0%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.6%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.7%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.8%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	95.6%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	91.5%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	93.8%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	94.3%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	94.5%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	93.6%	86.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	95.0%	85.0%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.5%	58.9%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.2%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.3%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.9%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.3%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.3%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.7%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93.6%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	95.8%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	96.1%	85.0%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93.4%	86.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.7%	59.8%
PSAE Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	67.7%	53.3%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	66.0%	53.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	66.6%	52.8%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.8%	53.7%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	66.9%	52.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.1%	53.0%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	71.6%	51.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	70.9%	52.7%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.7%	51.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.4%	51.6%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	72.7%	51.8%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73.5%	56.4%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76%	56.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.2%	59.5%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.8%	58.4%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.3%	54.0%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.5%	53.3%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78.7%	56.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.0%	54.0%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.5%	51.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.2%	50.6%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.5%	54.8%
2003	Science	11th Grade	% met std	69.1%	51.3%
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	68.0%	52.9%
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	70.2%	52.5%
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	65.5%	50.8%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	63.2%	51.0%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	69.6%	51.2%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	70.4%	50.5%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	68.1%	52.4%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	62.7%	49.2%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	67.1%	51.7%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	73.2%	49.4%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$22,702,000	$9,731		$20,759,000	$8,868		$31,715,000	$13,935
Federal:	$1,043,000	$447	4.6%	$1,332,000	$569	6.4%	$2,222,000	$976	7.0%
State:	$10,233,000	$4,386	45.1%	$8,000,000	$3,417	38.5%	$18,881,000	$8,296	59.5%
Local:	$11,426,000	$4,898	50.3%	$11,427,000	$4,881	55.0%	$10,612,000	$4,663	33.5%
Total Expenditures:	$22,925,000	$9,826		$27,615,000	$11,796		$33,778,000	$14,841
Total Current Expenditures:	$18,617,000	$7,980		$15,923,000	$6,802		$17,513,000	$7,695
Instructional Expenditures:	$10,543,000	$4,519	56.6%	$8,588,000	$3,669	53.9%	$9,906,000	$4,352	56.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,697,000	$727	9.1%	$1,509,000	$645	9.5%	$1,777,000	$781	10.1%
Administration:	$2,453,000	$1,051	13.2%	$2,419,000	$1,033	15.2%	$2,324,000	$1,021	13.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,924,000	$1,682	21.1%	$3,407,000	$1,455	21.4%	$3,506,000	$1,540	20.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,163,000	$927		$9,009,000	$3,848		$14,342,000	$6,301
Construction:	$1,796,000	$770		$8,588,000	$3,669		$13,919,000	$6,116
Total Other:	$353,000	$151		$270,000	$115		$97,000	$43
Interest on Debt:	$1,512,000	$648		$2,243,000	$958		$1,615,000	$710

Total Salary:	$11,913,000	$5,106		$11,383,000	$4,862		$11,278,000	$4,955
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$7,851,000	$3,365	65.9%	$7,445,000	$3,180	65.4%	$7,291,000	$3,203	64.6%
Other Salary:	$4,062,000	$1,741	34.1%	$3,938,000	$1,682	34.6%	$3,987,000	$1,752	35.4%
Total Benefit:	$3,904,000	$1,673		$1,481,000	$633		$3,687,000	$1,620
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,336,000	$1,001	59.8%	$776,000	$331	52.4%	$2,200,000	$967	59.7%
Other Benefit:	$1,568,000	$672	40.2%	$705,000	$301	47.6%	$1,487,000	$653	40.3%

* Rochester Community Unit School District 3A was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.