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Rockford Public Schools

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Rockford Public Schools is located in south Michigan. Rockford Public Schools has 83.91 square miles of land area and 3.59 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Rockford Public Schools population is 40,899. Rockford Public Schools median household income is $79,701 in 2010-2014. Rockford Public Schools median house value is $182,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Rockford Public Schools is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (29 out of 510, top 6%) Elementary/Middle School: (26 out of 516, top 5%)* Rank: #58
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	14
Population	40,899 (2010-2014), rank #50
Population Growth	6.72% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	467.43/sq mi, rank #146
Median Household Income:	$79,701 at 2010-2014—5.00% increase since 2005-2009, rank #18
Median House Price:	$182,500 at 2010-2014—-7.59% increase since 2005-2009, rank #47
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	83.91 sq mi, rank #233
Water Area:	3.59 sq mi (4.10%), rank #158
State:	Michigan
County:	Kent County
City:	Rockford, Comstock Park, Belmont, Ada, Sparta, Cedar Springs
Zip:	49341, 49321, 49306, 49301, 49345, 49319
Area:	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI

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Rockford Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

350 North Main St

Rockford MI, 49341, Kent County

Phone: 616-863-6557

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	7,884	7,921	7,880	7,866	8,048	8,128	8,030
English Language Learner Students:	17	22	13	7	17	0	NA
Total Teachers:	429.96	430.81	421.12	428.02	457.88	470.20	461.20
Prekindergarten:	0.00	1.00	5.94	5.83	7.22	11.70	9.90
Kindergarten:	33.00	33.50	18.50	19.50	19.00	20.00	19.50
Elementary:	145.43	145.05	144.31	147.73	154.96	156.60	154.70
Secondary:	197.39	193.71	193.14	195.64	213.32	218.50	212.00
Ungraded:	54.14	57.55	59.23	59.32	63.38	63.40	65.10
Total Other Staff:	542.12	525.50	517.17	504.22	555.33	562.50	548.50
Instructional Aides:	88.99	81.92	65.41	62.44	71.82	87.10	90.70
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	9.30	9.30	14.50	16.38	20.39	22.40	27.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	12.00	11.00	11.00	10.00	11.00	11.00	11.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	11.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	11.00	11.00	11.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.30	4.00	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.87	0.80	0.80
District Administrators:	10.50	10.50	10.50	10.50	12.00	12.00	12.00
District Administrative Support:	5.25	5.15	5.15	5.15	6.15	5.80	5.80
School Administrators:	27.91	25.40	20.50	18.80	20.00	20.00	20.00
School Administrative Support:	77.85	81.32	84.84	82.84	70.08	73.10	70.80
Student Support Services:	59.21	55.88	55.47	58.03	57.05	59.00	56.40
Other Support Services:	248.11	242.03	246.80	236.78	281.97	267.30	250.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.34	18.39	18.71	18.38	17.58	17.29	17.41

Schools

Belmont Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	6097 Belmont Ave Ne, Belmont MI 49306
Cannonsburg Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	4894 Sturgis Ave Ne, Rockford MI 49341
Crestwood Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	6350 Courtland Dr Ne, Rockford MI 49341
East Rockford Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	8615 9 Mile Rd Ne, Rockford MI 49341
Lakes Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	6849 Young Ave Ne, Rockford MI 49341
Meadow Ridge Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	8100 Courtland Dr Ne, Rockford MI 49341
North Rockford Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	397 East Division St, Rockford MI 49341
Parkside Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	156 Lewis St, Rockford MI 49341
River Valley Academy	Grade 9 to Grade 12	350 North Main St, Rockford MI 49341
Rockford H.S. Freshman Center	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4500 Kroes St Ne, Rockford MI 49341
Rockford High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4100 Kroes St Ne, Rockford MI 49341
Rockford Spanish Immersion	Kindergarten to Grade 5	3900 Kroes St Ne, Rockford MI 49341
Roguewood Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	3900 Kroes St Ne, Rockford MI 49341
Valley View Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	405 Summit Ave Ne, Rockford MI 49341

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	67.9%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	70.9%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	83.2%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	85.3%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	76.7%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	81.1%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	67.9%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	72.7%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98.2%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.6%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98.1%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97.1%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98.8%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	98.7%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	49.5%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	52.9%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.7%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.2%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.4%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95.7%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.7%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.6%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	59.5%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	53.6%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	67.4%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	75.9%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.9%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.4%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.9%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.7%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	98%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.3%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	57%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	62.3%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.2%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.6%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.6%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.2%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92.7%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.4%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	58.8%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	54.2%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	56.3%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	59%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	60.5%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	56.8%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	60.9%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.1%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.2%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.3%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.1%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91.3%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.8%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	54.3%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.9%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94.6%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94.6%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93.5%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95.6%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94.8%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.7%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.1%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	93%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94.3%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	95%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94.5%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94.9%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94.4%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	28.5%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	21.8%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75.5%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	69.3%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76.1%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	77.4%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.9%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.3%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92.1%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	93.5%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	41.6%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	50.2%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.7%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.5%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.8%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.8%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	95.1%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.4%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.5%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	87%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	86.4%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	36.1%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	34.8%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	86.1%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	90.4%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	81.3%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	91%	75.7%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.5%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.4%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.7%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	94.6%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.4%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.2%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	56.5%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91.3%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.7%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.9%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	90.4%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.8%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.4%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	79.7%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	74.8%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	85.9%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	87.9%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	63%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	58.3%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	63.5%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85.4%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86.1%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.9%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.3%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85.1%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	89.6%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	41.8%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	47.6%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.7%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	92%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.2%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.9%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.2%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.3%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.9%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	92.9%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	90.3%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	93%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	92.2%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	89.1%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	88.9%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	24.8%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	22.3%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	77.7%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	82.5%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84.8%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86.7%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	89.8%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	89%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	44.4%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	44.8%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	68.5%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	73.4%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	74.7%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	70.4%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	69.9%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	69.3%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	70.8%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	75%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	48.4%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75.9%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78.8%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78.8%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	82.9%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	83%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73.1%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77.2%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	76.6%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	75.8%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	73.4%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	85%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	37.3%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	36%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94.2%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92.2%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	89.4%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	60%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	54%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	59.6%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	62.9%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	66.6%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	60.8%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	71%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	65.8%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	62%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$83,127,000	$10,549		$83,993,000	$10,678		$84,680,000	$10,522
Federal:	$2,348,000	$298	2.8%	$3,077,000	$391	3.7%	$3,937,000	$489	4.6%
State:	$52,487,000	$6,661	63.1%	$52,356,000	$6,656	62.3%	$51,565,000	$6,407	60.9%
Local:	$28,292,000	$3,590	34.0%	$28,560,000	$3,631	34.0%	$29,178,000	$3,625	34.5%
Total Expenditures:	$78,113,000	$9,913		$87,538,000	$11,129		$95,741,000	$11,896
Total Current Expenditures:	$64,217,000	$8,149		$65,574,000	$8,336		$65,513,000	$8,140
Instructional Expenditures:	$42,535,000	$5,398	66.2%	$43,786,000	$5,566	66.8%	$42,921,000	$5,333	65.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,440,000	$437	5.4%	$3,433,000	$436	5.2%	$4,240,000	$527	6.5%
Administration:	$7,367,000	$935	11.5%	$7,502,000	$954	11.4%	$7,417,000	$922	11.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$10,875,000	$1,380	16.9%	$10,853,000	$1,380	16.6%	$10,935,000	$1,359	16.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,430,000	$308		$10,239,000	$1,302		$17,209,000	$2,138
Construction:	$1,368,000	$174		$7,429,000	$944		$15,780,000	$1,961
Total Other:	$2,443,000	$310		$2,319,000	$295		$2,491,000	$310
Interest on Debt:	$4,942,000	$627		$5,625,000	$715		$6,124,000	$761

Total Salary:	$36,957,000	$4,690		$38,083,000	$4,841		$40,000,000	$4,970
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$27,268,000	$3,460	73.8%	$28,180,000	$3,583	74.0%	$29,038,000	$3,608	72.6%
Other Salary:	$9,689,000	$1,230	26.2%	$9,903,000	$1,259	26.0%	$10,962,000	$1,362	27.4%
Total Benefit:	$19,867,000	$2,521		$20,402,000	$2,594		$18,364,000	$2,282
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$14,125,000	$1,793	71.1%	$14,444,000	$1,836	70.8%	$12,615,000	$1,567	68.7%
Other Benefit:	$5,742,000	$729	28.9%	$5,958,000	$757	29.2%	$5,749,000	$714	31.3%

* Rockford Public Schools was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.