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Chester Community Cs School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
302 East 5th Street
Chester, PA 19013
Phone
(610) 447-0400
District
Chester Community CS
County
DELAWARE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
4276
Classroom Teachers
235

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

1

(10 is best)

Better than 1.6% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Chester Community Cs School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
9%
53%
12%
54%
6%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
8%
49%
10%
52%
5%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
6%
48%
10%
54%
2%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
7%
46%
12%
55%
2%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
7%
44%
10%
54%
3%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
8%
39%
13%
53%
2%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
18
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 377 8.8%
Grade 1 506 11.8%
Grade 2 430 10.1%
Grade 3 490 11.5%
Grade 4 507 11.9%
Grade 5 522 12.2%
Grade 6 535 12.5%
Grade 7 451 10.5%
Grade 8 458 10.7%
Total 4276 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.5% 1.5% 64.5%
Black 83.5% 83.5% 15.4%
Hispanic 14.7% 14.7% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported 53.0%
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 26.3%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 11.3%
$15,000 or less Unreported 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,024 $30,071,000 36.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $962 $4,119,000 5.0%
Staff $736 $3,149,000 3.8%
General Administration $1,781 $7,624,000 9.3%
School Administration $623 $2,667,000 3.3%
Operation $3,537 $15,143,000 18.5%
Transportation $13 $54,000 0.1%
Other $3,921 $16,786,000 20.5%
Total Support $11,573 $49,542,000 60.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $554 $2,371,000 2.9%
Total Expenditures $19,151 $81,984,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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