Prop S FAQ: Rockwood Finances

- How is Rockwood funded?
- Where do our tax dollars go?
- What is Rockwood’s total revenue per student compared to other districts? How is this different from the amount spent per student?
- How does Rockwood’s commercial tax rate compare to other area school districts?
- How do we know Rockwood is being good stewards of taxpayer dollars?
- How does Rockwood's assessed value per student compare to other districts?
- Doesn’t Rockwood ask for more money every two years?
- What is the Hancock Amendment and how does it impact Rockwood's revenue from increased assessed property values?
- How do we know Rockwood is making the most of our taxpayer dollars?
- Why would 22% of the revenue generated from Prop S go to the fund balance (savings account)?
- How does a healthy fund balance save taxpayer dollars?
- The district has $120M in reserves, shouldn’t Rockwood use that for salaries before raising taxes?
- Has Rockwood cut teaching positions while increasing administrative positions by over 30% over the last 12 years?
- How does Rockwood's fund balance percentage compare to other district fund balance percentages?
- According to the DESE website, between 2014 and 2024, Rockwood increased the number of elementary assistant principals by 15 and the number of curriculum coordinators by 12 - going from 69 administrators to 98 administrators. Is that correct?
- Has the district ever looked at ways to cut spending and tighten the budget ?
How is Rockwood funded?
Where do our tax dollars go?
What is Rockwood’s total revenue per student compared to other districts? How is this different from the amount spent per student?
How does Rockwood’s commercial tax rate compare to other area school districts?
How do we know Rockwood is being good stewards of taxpayer dollars?
How does Rockwood's assessed value per student compare to other districts?
Doesn’t Rockwood ask for more money every two years?
What is the Hancock Amendment and how does it impact Rockwood's revenue from increased assessed property values?
How do we know Rockwood is making the most of our taxpayer dollars?
Why would 22% of the revenue generated from Prop S go to the fund balance (savings account)?
How does a healthy fund balance save taxpayer dollars?
The district has $120M in reserves, shouldn’t Rockwood use that for salaries before raising taxes?
Has Rockwood cut teaching positions while increasing administrative positions by over 30% over the last 12 years?
How does Rockwood's fund balance percentage compare to other district fund balance percentages?
According to the DESE website, between 2014 and 2024, Rockwood increased the number of elementary assistant principals by 15 and the number of curriculum coordinators by 12 - going from 69 administrators to 98 administrators. Is that correct?
Has the district ever looked at ways to cut spending and tighten the budget ?
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This content was last updated Oct. 29, 2025.















