Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts

Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts, an intimate elementary-level community in Chester, South Carolina, one of the schools within Chester 01, serves 331 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts sits 37% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Chester 01, which oversees 11 schools and 4,523 students, Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts shows that 49% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 29% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

Looking at school resources, Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Chester County) shows that median household earnings sit near $52,458, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chester County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,523 students), Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 26%: 446 students in 2018 compared to 331 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 29% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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