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Chester, IL
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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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 Cusd 139 School District details

Chester Cusd 139 School District
1940 Swanwick St
Chester, IL 62233

939 Students enrolled in District

2 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Chester Cusd 139 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Illinois

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.7% of all IL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 47.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

40 30 20 10 0
26%
30%
35%
34%
18%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Chester Elem School
650 Opdyke St
Chester, IL, 62233
PK-08
Chester High School
1901 Swanwick St
Chester, IL, 62233
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 86.2% 48.2%
Black 0.9% 17.2%
Hispanic 12.7% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,776 $8,241,000 58.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $356 $334,000 2.4%
Staff $97 $91,000 0.7%
General Administration $555 $521,000 3.7%
School Administration $934 $877,000 6.3%
Operation $982 $922,000 6.6%
Transportation $633 $594,000 4.2%
Other $341 $320,000 2.3%
Total Support $3,897 $3,659,000 26.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,223 $2,087,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,896 $13,987,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
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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