Chester HS

Chester HS, a reasonably sized four-year high school in Chester, Pennsylvania, operated by Chester-Upland SD, serves 806 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Chester-Upland SD runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,039 students. Chester HS is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Chester HS lists that Black students make up the majority at 80%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 107% of students at Chester HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Delaware County's rate of about 58%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Delaware County) records that median household income runs about $89,546, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Delaware County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students), Chester HS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Chester Upland Sch of Arts, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chester HS has decreased 22%, going from 1,027 students in 2018 to 806 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 10% to 17%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Chester HS typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.