An equity score of 31/100 ranks Chester County #97 of 141 districts in Tennessee (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,924 per pupil, Chester County ranks #135 of 142 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending (Tennessee districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,811
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$9,924
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chester County operates 6 public schools serving 2,811 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Tennessee. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Chester County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,924 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 15 of 142 Tennessee districts by per-pupil spending. See how Tennessee compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 16.6% local, 61.4% state, and 22.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 31/100, ranked #97 of 141 in Tennessee against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 469:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.5% White, 10.2% African American, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is East Chester Elementary School, with a diversity index of 42.7/100.
Its largest campus is Chester County High School, enrolling 808 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Jacks Creek Elementary, at 138 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Chester County High School accounts for 28.7% of all Chester County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Chester County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Chester County school enrollment varies 5.9× across entities
Chester County school enrollment ranges from 138 students (lowest) to 808 students (highest), a spread of 670 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Chester County student-counselor ratio is 469:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Chester County chronic absenteeism rate is 20.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Chester County is typically wider than the Chester County-aggregate figure suggests.
Chester County has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,811 students.
How much does Chester County spend per student?
Chester County spends $9,924 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #97 in Tennessee.
What is the demographic composition of Chester County?
Chester County students are 79.5% White, 10.2% African American, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chester County?
Chester County has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #97 out of 141 districts in Tennessee.