The Rochester Rockets play Illinois high school football (IHSA) as a 2010 member of the Central State Eight conference. Rochester High School is located in Rochester, Illinois. Rochester is in Sangamon county. The Rockets' Illinois Pigskin region is the 217 Football Region. They are coached by Derek Leonard entering his 6th year of coaching at Rochester. The school Athletic Director is Andrew Ford.

The schools 2010 enrollment numbers are 671. The Rockets' colors are Navy Blue/Orange. Rochester has qualified for the IHSA playoffs 9 times, the last playoff appearance was 2009. They have qualified for the playoffs 4 consecutive years.