Chester HS vs STEM at Showalter

How do these schools compare?

Metric Chester HS STEM at Showalter
Location Chester, PA Chester, PA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high other
Enrollment 806 477
Student:Teacher Ratio 16.4:1 12.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 92.4% 95.9%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Chester HS STEM at Showalter
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $53,180 $53,180
District Chester-Upland SD Chester-Upland SD

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Chester HS STEM at Showalter
White 0.7% 1.0%
African American 79.9% 81.3%
Hispanic or Latino 17.5% 14.5%
Asian 0.2% 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 1.6% 2.5%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Chester HS STEM at Showalter
AP Courses Offered 4
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 115.1:1 238.5:1
Chronic Absenteeism 87.1% 43.6%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.