📍 1014 McCandless Road, Chester, Chester County, 29706
Chester Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chester, Chester County. The school has 517 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chester 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chester Middle enrolls 517 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 26% White and 6.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 321 | 62% |
| White | 133 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 5.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
517 of the school's 517 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 517 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 Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 SC-50, state senate district 17, state house district 43.
Chester Middle is one of 12 schools in Chester 01, based in Chester, South Carolina. The district serves 4,523 students district-wide and employs 374 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 517 students, Chester Middle is larger than the district average of about 377 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe