Chester 01
A public school district in Chester, South Carolina, with 12 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,523
- Students enrolled
- 374
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 794.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,920
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,523 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,132nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 42nd of 81 in South Carolina. Larger than 88% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,920 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 44% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Chester 01 spent $14,920 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,982 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,920 | $71.1 million | 4,767 |
| FY2022 | $14,214 | $68.7 million | 4,833 |
| FY2021 | $12,553 | $61.0 million | 4,860 |
| FY2020 | $12,263 | $62.6 million | 5,107 |
| FY2019 | $12,036 | $62.2 million | 5,168 |
| FY2018 | $11,156 | $59.1 million | 5,302 |
| FY2017 | $11,097 | $58.5 million | 5,270 |
| FY2016 | $10,887 | $56.6 million | 5,202 |
| FY2015 | $10,094 | $53.7 million | 5,323 |
| FY2014 | $9,721 | $52.9 million | 5,439 |
| FY2013 | $9,369 | $51.7 million | 5,520 |
| FY2012 | $9,146 | $50.3 million | 5,499 |
| FY2011 | $8,748 | $48.6 million | 5,550 |
| FY2010 | $8,999 | $50.9 million | 5,652 |
| FY2009 | $9,643 | $55.4 million | 5,746 |
| FY2008 | $10,028 | $59.1 million | 5,897 |
| FY2007 | $9,352 | $55.7 million | 5,952 |
| FY2006 | $8,576 | $51.4 million | 5,988 |
| FY2005 | $7,982 | $48.8 million | 6,110 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $14.8 million | 16.1% |
| State | $43.3 million | 46.9% |
| Local | $34.2 million | 37.0% |
| Total | $92.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
12 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4501530
Elsewhere
- Public schools in South Carolina — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in South Carolina — A to Z, each with its page.
- South Carolina on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved