Chester Senior High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Chester, South Carolina

Chester Senior High in Chester, South Carolina enrolled 699 students in 2024-25 with 50.0 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the South Carolina high-school median of 15.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 73% (South Carolina: 83.8%).

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

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

754 students in 2022-23, 741 students in 2023-24, 699 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.0 to 50.0.

Students enrolled at Chester Senior High by school year2022-23: 754, 2023-24: 741, 2024-25: 69902004006008002022-237542023-247412024-25699
Students enrolled at Chester Senior High by school year2022-23: 754, 2023-24: 741, 2024-25: 69902004006008002022-237542023-247412024-25699
Students enrolled at Chester Senior High by school year2022-23: 754, 2023-24: 741, 2024-25: 69902004006008002022-237542023-247412024-25699
Students enrolled at Chester Senior High by school year2022-23: 754, 2023-24: 741, 2024-25: 69902004006008002022-237542023-247412024-25699
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2375450.015.1
2023-2474147.015.8
2024-2569950.014.0

14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 South Carolina high schools

Among the 229 South Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; 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, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; Chester Senior High 14.0; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChester Senior High 14.0state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; Chester Senior High 14.0; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChester Senior High 14.0state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; Chester Senior High 14.0; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChester Senior High 14.0state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; Chester Senior High 14.0; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChester Senior High 14.0state median 15.7U.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).

2 AP courses and one counselor per 255 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Chester Senior High enrolled 765 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 253 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses2
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 255 of the 765 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions253
  • Chronically absent40.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.4% of students were Black, 27.9% White, 12.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black53.4%
  2. White27.9%
  3. Hispanic12.7%
  4. Two or more races5.6%
  5. Asian0.1%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Chester Senior High scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Reading and language arts, 2021-2270‑74%41%52.1%
Math, 2022-2360‑64%31% (2021-22)43%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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

73% of the 201 students in Chester Senior High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across South Carolina. 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 districtSouth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate73%81%83.8%
Students in the class20135059,540

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.

What to look at next about Chester Senior High

  1. Lewisville HighThe nearest public high school, 11 miles away: 431 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  2. South Pointe HighThe next nearest public high school, 16 miles away: 1,128 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
  3. Compare Chester Senior High with Lewisville HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Chester County School District spends per student$14,920 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,920
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaChester Senior High is the number 132 by size of 240 South Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#132 of 240
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 15.7 for high schools.14.0:1
  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 Senior High

  1. How many students attend Chester Senior High?
    699 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 754 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Chester, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Chester Senior High?
    14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for high schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Chester Senior High a Title I school?
    Chester Senior High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Chester Senior High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Chester Senior High scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina'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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Chester Senior High?
    73% of the 201 students in Chester Senior High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across South Carolina. 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 Senior High in?
    Chester County School District, NCES district ID 4501530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450153000298 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, 2021-22 and 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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