📍 232 West 9th St, Chester, Delaware County, 19013
Chester HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chester, Delaware County. The school has 919 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chester-Upland SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 61%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chester HS enrolls 919 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 56 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 744 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 132 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 2.6% |
| White | 18 | 2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
849 of the school's 919 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 849 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chester HS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-50, state senate district 9, state house district 159.
Chester HS is one of 7 schools in Chester-Upland SD, based in Chester, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,143 students district-wide and employs 220 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 919 students, Chester HS is larger than the district average of about 449 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large