Chester School District
Serves Chester.
Chester’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Connecticut school districts
What stands out about Chester School District
- Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of Connecticut districts
- Math proficiency 32 pts above the state
- Reading proficiency 22 pts above the state
- Spends 33% more per student than the CT average
- Debt of $1M, about $5,106 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
A+: better than 95% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Chester. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. CT
2021–2298% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Graduation rate 98% at Regional School District 04, which runs the high school (state 88.2%) · class of 2023.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.