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Schools in Chester

Chester’s public schools

Thayer Central Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chester. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Nebraska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Nebraska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
70%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.9K
▲ 21% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
447 students on the public path
In brief

Chester’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Chester’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Thayer Central Elementary places highest (better than 91%); Thayer Central High School lowest (63%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Chester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Thayer Central Elementaryin HebronA
7–12Thayer Central High Schoolin HebronB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Thayer Central Community Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Thayer Central Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 447 students · 11.7 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$18,869NE $15,602 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 47.1% · 211 students tested
Math70%
State average 46% · 211 students tested

Chester vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Chester’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chester—Thayer Central

Every school in Chester

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Chesterin other towns
Thayer Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hebron
A
256 students12:1Rate it →
Thayer Central High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Hebron
B
191 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Chester’s schools

Are Chester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chester. Thayer Central Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chester. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Chester in?

Thayer Central Community Schools.

Where do Chester kids go to high school?

Thayer Central High School.

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What Chester families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.