Also, the complex has a geothermal heating and cooling system for maximum energy efficiency.

[5] All students in Illinois are required to take the ACT examination during their junior year of high school.

[2] Grade Point Averages (GPA) at Rochester High School are based on a 4.0 scale.

Also, students have the option to take dual credit classes through Lincoln Land Community College(LLCC) and earn college credit for select classes they are taking at Rochester.

Classes available to take for dual credit are Calculus, English, Spanish, Statistics, Cisco, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Physics, Chemistry II, and American Studies.

[4] Rochester has athletic teams for both men and women in basketball, track and field, golf, soccer, tennis, and cross country.