Monroe NY News

Rochester City School District had the highest enrollment among Monroe County school districts, welcoming 22,813 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the New York State Education Department.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.7% of them were boys, and 49.3% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Rochester City School District students was Black, accounting for 49.2% of the student population.

Among the 31 districts in Monroe County, Greece Central School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 10,035 students, while Webster Central School District welcomed 8,093 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Rochester City School District roughly covers schools within Monroe County and has a main office in Rochester.

In the previous school year, Rochester City School District also had the highest number of students among Monroe County districts.

As of 2024, New York has roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is better than the national average of one teacher for every 15 students. A lower student-to-teacher ratio has been found to improve students' school performance.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Rochester City School District	Rochester	22,813
Greece Central School District	Rochester	10,035
Webster Central School District	Webster	8,093
Rush-Henrietta Central School District	Henrietta	5,700
Pittsford Central School District	Pittsford	5,539
Fairport Central School District	Fairport	5,256
Penfield Central School District	Penfield	4,722
Hilton Central School District	Hilton	4,167
Churchville-Chili Central School District	Churchville	3,740
Gates Chili Central School District	Rochester	3,696
West Irondequoit Central School District	Rochester	3,620
Spencerport Central School District	Spencerport	3,605
Brighton Central School District	Rochester	3,419
Brockport Central School District	Brockport	3,298
East Irondequoit Central School District	Rochester	2,772
Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District	Honeoye Falls	2,085
True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School	Rochester	1,322
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School	Rochester	1,038
East Rochester Union Free School District	East Rochester	961
Rochester Academy Charter School	Rochester	821
True North Rochester Prep-West Camp	Rochester	803
Rochester Prep Charter School 3	Rochester	771
Wheatland-Chili Central School District	Scottsville	679
Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts	Rochester	503
University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men	Rochester	501
Exploration Elementary Charter School - Science-Technology	Rochester	399
Academy of Health Sciences Charter School	Rochester	378
Young Women's College Prep Charter	Rochester	353
Vertus Charter School	Rochester	335
Discovery Charter School	Rochester	304
Genesee Community Charter School	Rochester	223