📍 1901 Swanwick St, Chester, Randolph County, 62233
Chester High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chester, Randolph County. The school has 323 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeremy Blechle. It is part of the Chester CUSD 139 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The school offers 4 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chester High School enrolls 323 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 282 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
129 of the school's 323 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chester High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 58, state house district 116.
Chester High School is one of 2 schools in Chester CUSD 139, based in Chester, Illinois. The district serves 975 students district-wide and employs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 323 students, Chester High School is smaller than the district average of about 488 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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