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Schools in Rochester

Rochester’s public schools

Butler County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rochester. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above Kentucky’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kentucky’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 11% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.1
KY 15.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,139 students on the public path
In brief

Rochester’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Rochester’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Butler County Middle School places highest (better than 28%); Morgantown Elementary School lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Rochester, graded from C− to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Butler County High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Rochester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC−
6–8Butler County Middle Schoolin MorgantownC
9–12Butler County High Schoolin MorgantownC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Butler County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Butler County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,219 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 17.1 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$13,181KY $14,752 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 44.7% · 1068 students tested
Math31%
State average 37.8% · 1069 students tested

Rochester vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Rochester’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rochester—Butler County

Every school in Rochester

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Rochesterin other towns
Morgantown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morgantown
C−
610 students18:1Rate it →
North Butler Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morgantown
C−
406 students17:1Rate it →
Butler County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Morgantown
C
461 students16:1Rate it →
Butler County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Morgantown
C−
662 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Rochester’s schools

Are Rochester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rochester. Butler County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rochester. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rochester in?

Butler County School District.

Where do Rochester kids go to high school?

Butler County High School.

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What Rochester families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.