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Chester County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Chester, Great Falls, Fort Lawn, Richburg and Lowrys.

Chester’s School Grade C better than 33% of South Carolina school districts

Students
4,523
Schools
11
Spent per student
$16,618
SC $15,090
Students per teacher
13:1
Debt
$4.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Chester County School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 32% of South Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% more per student than the SC average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.1M, about $913 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 32% of the 92 South Carolina 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.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CChester 5,324CGreat Falls 1,960CFort Lawn 1,009Richburg 275Lowrys 188

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Chester. Grade by grade →

PK–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. SC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 41% · 2,446 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 52.1% · 2,495 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 83.8% · 350 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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 2024
$16,618 per student · 10% above SC
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 47%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 49%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,860’20
4,833’21
4,767’22
4,590’23
4,523’24

Down 6.9% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 43%White 39%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

11 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools.

Lewisville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richburg
B
594 students15:1
Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
D
355 students12:1
Great Falls Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Great Falls
C
335 students13:1
Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
C−
331 students11:1
Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
D
300 students14:1
Academy for Teaching and Learning
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Chester
C
329 students12:1
Chester Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chester
D
479 students13:1
Great Falls High
High · Grades 6–12 · Great Falls
C
375 students11:1
Lewisville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Richburg
C
295 students13:1
Chester Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Chester
B+
699 students14:1
Lewisville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Richburg
A
431 students15:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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 South Carolina.