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Schools in Chester Township

Chester Township’s public schools

Chester School District 39-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chester Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above South Dakota’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
47%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 11% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
SD 13.7
Schools in town
3
328 students on the public path
In brief

Chester Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Chester Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Chester High School - 01 places highest (better than 94%); Chester Elementary -02 lowest (59%). 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 Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Chester Elementary -02Chester School District 39-1B
6–8Chester Middle School - 03Chester School District 39-1B+
9–12Chester High School - 01Chester School District 39-1A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Chester School District 39-1.

The district

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

Chester School District 39-1Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 582 students · 14.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,557SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 51% · 239 students tested
Math45%
State average 42.2% · 239 students tested

Chester Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Chester Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chester Township—Chester School District 39-1
Brant Lake—Chester School District 39-1
Franklin—Chester School District 39-1
Lynn—Chester School District 39-1 PK–12 · Dell Rapids School District 49-3 K–12
Taopi—Tri-Valley School District 49-6
Wentworth—Chester School District 39-1

4 of the 5 neighbors share Chester School District 39-1 with Chester Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Chester Township

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

District schools in Chester Townshipby address
Chester Elementary -02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chester
B
154 students15:1Rate it →
Chester Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chester
B+
67 students11:1Rate it →
Chester High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Chester
A
107 students11:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Chester Townshipnot counted as local schools
Chester Area Cyber School - 92
High · Grades 9–12 · Chester
B−
Online
106 students25:1Rate it →
High Plains - 06
High · Grades 9–12 · Chester
D
OnlineAlternative Education
84 studentsRate it →

Questions about Chester Township’s schools

Are Chester Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chester Township. Chester School District 39-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chester Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Chester Township in?

Chester School District 39-1.

Where do Chester Township kids go to high school?

Chester High School - 01.

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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.