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Chester Charter Scholars Academy Cs School

Serves grades KG - 12

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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
1500 Highland Avenue
Chester, PA 19013
Phone
(610) 859-3010
District
Chester Charter Scholars Academy CS
County
DELAWARE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
700
Classroom Teachers
56

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.6% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Chester Charter Scholars Academy Cs School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
53%
22%
54%
20%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
49%
26%
52%
7%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
48%
33%
54%
5%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
46%
38%
55%
1%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
14%
44%
28%
54%
0%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
39%
44%
53%
6%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 51 7.3%
Grade 1 54 7.7%
Grade 2 54 7.7%
Grade 3 54 7.7%
Grade 4 54 7.7%
Grade 5 54 7.7%
Grade 6 54 7.7%
Grade 7 54 7.7%
Grade 8 54 7.7%
Grade 9 55 7.9%
Grade 10 55 7.9%
Grade 11 56 8.0%
Grade 12 51 7.3%
Total 700 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.3% 0.3% 64.5%
Black 95.5% 95.5% 15.4%
Hispanic 3.9% 3.9% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 98.6% 98.6% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 98.6% 98.6% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 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 $7,721 $5,405,000 53.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $110 $77,000 0.8%
Staff $24 $17,000 0.2%
General Administration $406 $284,000 2.8%
School Administration $1,636 $1,145,000 11.2%
Operation $3,830 $2,681,000 26.3%
Transportation $9 $6,000 0.1%
Other $161 $113,000 1.1%
Total Support $6,176 $4,323,000 42.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $671 $470,000 4.6%
Total Expenditures $14,569 $10,198,000 100.0%
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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