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Chester, SC
Public School Ratings




Chester Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Chester 01 School District details

Chester 01 School District
509 District Office Drive
Chester, SC 29706

4,590 Students enrolled in District

12 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Chester 01 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to South Carolina

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.4% of all SC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.2% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
46%
44%
52%
27%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Academy For Teaching And Learning School
109 Hinton Street
Chester, SC, 29706
KG-08
Chester County Career Center School
1324 J. A. Cochran Bypass
Chester, SC, 29706
09-12
Chester Middle School
1014 Mc Candless Road
Chester, SC, 29706
06-08
Chester Park Elementary School For The Arts
835 A Lancaster Highway
Chester, SC, 29706
PK-05
Chester Park Elementary School Of Literacy And Technology
835 B Lancaster Highway
Chester, SC, 29706
PK-05
Chester Park School Elementary Of Inquiry
835 C Lancaster Highway
Chester, SC, 29706
PK-05
Chester Senior High School
1330 J. A. Cochran Bypass
Chester, SC, 29706
09-12
Great Falls Elementary School
301 Dearborn Street
Great Falls, SC, 29055
PK-05
Great Falls High School
409 Sunset Avenue
Great Falls, SC, 29055
06-12
Lewisville Elementary School
4006 Lewisville High School Road
Richburg, SC, 29729
PK-04
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 44.9% 50.3%
Black 48.3% 33.1%
Hispanic 5.8% 14.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 2.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 98.0% 69.6%
Free lunch eligible 98.0% 67.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,430 $34,103,000 41.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,081 $4,959,668 6.1%
Staff $1,201 $5,512,000 6.8%
General Administration $301 $1,380,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,024 $4,699,000 5.8%
Operation $1,539 $7,063,000 8.7%
Transportation $713 $3,271,332 4.0%
Other $1,061 $4,870,000 6.0%
Total Support $6,918 $31,755,000 38.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,432 $15,755,000 19.3%
Total Expenditures $17,781 $81,613,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,367 $5,848,387,000 46.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $995 $789,839,477 6.3%
Staff $764 $606,664,000 4.8%
General Administration $111 $87,785,000 0.7%
School Administration $820 $650,716,000 5.2%
Operation $1,215 $964,420,000 7.7%
Transportation $438 $347,940,523 2.8%
Other $587 $466,129,000 3.7%
Total Support $4,930 $3,913,494,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,491 $2,771,207,000 22.1%
Total Expenditures $15,788 $12,533,088,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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