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Chester Community CS
A public school district in Chester, Pennsylvania, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,794
- Students enrolled
- 184
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 527.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $21,726
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,794 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,580th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 118th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 85% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $21,726 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 79% 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 Community CS spent $21,121 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $10,180 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.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $21,121 | $88.8 million | 4,205 |
| FY2023 | $21,726 | $93.0 million | 4,281 |
| FY2022 | $19,760 | $89.9 million | 4,550 |
| FY2021 | $17,889 | $80.0 million | 4,473 |
| FY2020 | $16,452 | $73.4 million | 4,459 |
| FY2019 | $15,472 | $67.1 million | 4,340 |
| FY2018 | $14,518 | $60.0 million | 4,134 |
| FY2017 | $15,496 | $55.4 million | 3,574 |
| FY2016 | $19,053 | $56.5 million | 2,964 |
| FY2015 | $19,184 | $55.8 million | 2,911 |
| FY2014 | $14,944 | $46.7 million | 3,126 |
| FY2013 | $14,070 | $42.7 million | 3,033 |
| FY2012 | $15,503 | $46.8 million | 3,017 |
| FY2011 | $14,794 | $40.4 million | 2,734 |
| FY2010 | $15,159 | $37.7 million | 2,484 |
| FY2009 | $13,488 | $32.0 million | 2,376 |
| FY2008 | $11,822 | $25.4 million | 2,147 |
| FY2007 | $10,980 | $22.2 million | 2,025 |
| FY2006 | $10,221 | $17.8 million | 1,741 |
| FY2005 | $10,180 | $13.0 million | 1,280 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $15.2 million | 15.4% |
| State | $1.1 million | 1.1% |
| Local | $81.9 million | 83.5% |
| Total | $98.1 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
1 operational school, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Chester Community CS | 3,782 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 4200035
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Pennsylvania — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Pennsylvania — A to Z, each with its page.
- Pennsylvania 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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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