Chester High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Chester High School in Chester, Pennsylvania enrolled 806 students in 2024-25 with 52.0 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 66% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

919 students in 2022-23, 863 students in 2023-24, 806 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 56.0 to 52.0.

Students enrolled at Chester High School by school year2022-23: 919, 2023-24: 863, 2024-25: 80602505007501k2022-239192023-248632024-25806
Students enrolled at Chester High School by school year2022-23: 919, 2023-24: 863, 2024-25: 80602505007501k2022-239192023-248632024-25806
Students enrolled at Chester High School by school year2022-23: 919, 2023-24: 863, 2024-25: 80602505007501k2022-239192023-248632024-25806
Students enrolled at Chester High School by school year2022-23: 919, 2023-24: 863, 2024-25: 80602505007501k2022-239192023-248632024-25806
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2391956.016.4
2023-2486356.015.4
2024-2580652.015.5

15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools

Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Chester High School 15.5; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChester High School 15.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Chester High School 15.5; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChester High School 15.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Chester High School 15.5; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChester High School 15.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Chester High School 15.5; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChester High School 15.5state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 130 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Chester High School enrolled 907 students and had 7.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 237 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)7.0, one per 130 of the 907 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions237
  • Chronically absent71.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.9% of students were Black, 17.5% Hispanic, 1.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black79.9%
  2. Hispanic17.5%
  3. Two or more races1.6%
  4. White0.7%
  5. Asian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Chester High School scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Math10% or less4‑8% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

66% of the 251 students in Chester High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate66%75%87.5%
Students in the class251347136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Chester

2 public high schools in Chester report 2024-25 enrollment; Chester High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Chester High School80615.592.4%
STEM at Showalter47714.591.4%

All public schools in Chester →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Chester High School

  1. STEM at ShowalterThe nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 477 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Sun Valley High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.7 miles away: 1,042 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Chester High School with STEM at ShowalterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Chester-Upland SD spends per student$21,339 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,339
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaChester High School is the number 234 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#234 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.15.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Chester High School

  1. How many students attend Chester High School?
    806 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 919 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Chester, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Chester High School?
    15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Chester High School a Title I school?
    Chester High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Chester High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Chester High School scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Chester High School?
    66% of the 251 students in Chester High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Chester High School in?
    Chester-Upland SD, NCES district ID 4205860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420586006492 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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