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Accreditation: Distinction in Performance with High Achievement from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Financial Management: Moody's bond rating of AA2 and a Standard and Poor's rating of AAA, one of only 12 school districts in Missouri to receive such a high rating.

Our Schools
19	Elementary Schools
6	Middle Schools
4	High Schools


10	National Blue Ribbon Schools
14	Missouri Gold Star Schools of Excellence


	National District of Character (2006)
9	National Schools of Character
11	Missouri Schools of Character

Separate Campuses for Gifted, Early Childhood and Alternative High School Education

Official Enrollment: 21,951

Average Students per Class:
15	Students to all teachers
19	Students per classroom teacher
282	Students to administrators

Graduation Rate: 96%
Dropout Rate: 0.90%

Staff (October 2012)
Total Employees: 3,318 This number does not include seasonal employees without benefits (such as substitute teachers, employees in child nutrition, et al.)

Certified Teachers with Advanced Degrees:
78.6%	Rockwood
58.8%	Missouri

13.4	Average Years of Experience

Salary Information (2012-2013):
$39,237	Beginning Teacher's Salary
$56,701	Average Teacher's Salary
$92,623	Highest Teacher's Salary
$99,479	Average Administrator's Salary
$234,600	Superintendent's Salary

Updated: Nov. 6, 2012

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The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) website contains pertinent school-related data at the state level, district level and school level.

To access this data, begin by going to the Missouri Dashboard. This dashboard includes multiple options from which to choose regarding Missouri and its schools. It also includes a Training Center that will guide you step-by-step through an online training module of the Missouri Comprehensive Data System.

To learn more specifically about St. Louis County, Missouri and about Rockwood School District, including its resources, processes, performance data and summary reports, go to Missouri DESE by clicking here!

Once on the District Info page, you can select the school district of your choice, and then follow links to either the district portion of the information by clicking on "District", or to individual schools by clicking on the "Building" link. Then choose the school and year or years of data you wish to review.

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