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Chester High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1901 Swanwick St, Chester, IL 62233 · (618) 826-2302 · Part of Chester Community Unit School District 139

Chester’s School Grade B− better than 46% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
335
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Chester High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state

On the path

Where Chester kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Chester Elem School640 students
9–12Chester High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1901 Swanwick St, Chester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 991
Grade 1092
Grade 1187
Grade 1265
Enrollment over time
363’20
336’21
323’22
331’23
335’24

Down 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Chester High School from Chester families.

Other schools in Chester Community Unit School District 139

The district →
Chester Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chester
B−
640 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Chester’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.