Chester ISD
A public school district in Chester, Texas, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 195
- Students enrolled
- 22.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 35.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,878
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 195 in 2024–25
- Ranks 14,967th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 1,047th of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 15% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,878 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 51% 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 ISD spent $15,878 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,924 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 | $15,878 | $3.4 million | 213 |
| FY2022 | $14,568 | $3.1 million | 213 |
| FY2021 | $13,085 | $2.8 million | 211 |
| FY2020 | $12,586 | $2.6 million | 203 |
| FY2019 | $10,815 | $2.1 million | 195 |
| FY2018 | $9,553 | $2.0 million | 206 |
| FY2017 | $9,515 | $1.8 million | 194 |
| FY2016 | $9,215 | $1.6 million | 177 |
| FY2015 | $9,954 | $1.7 million | 175 |
| FY2014 | $9,579 | $1.7 million | 178 |
| FY2013 | $9,088 | $1.6 million | 181 |
| FY2012 | $9,453 | $1.7 million | 179 |
| FY2011 | $9,973 | $1.8 million | 183 |
| FY2010 | $10,535 | $1.9 million | 185 |
| FY2009 | $10,604 | $2.1 million | 197 |
| FY2008 | $9,797 | $2.0 million | 207 |
| FY2007 | $9,601 | $1.9 million | 193 |
| FY2006 | $10,725 | $1.9 million | 178 |
| FY2005 | $10,924 | $1.7 million | 157 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $530.0 thousand | 14.7% |
| State | $2.1 million | 56.8% |
| Local | $1.0 million | 28.5% |
| Total | $3.6 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
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Chester Elementary | 72 |
| Chester High School | 123 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- CHESTER ISD
- 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
- 4813770
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Texas — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Texas — A to Z, each with its page.
- Texas 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