Chester Senior High

Chester Senior High is a modestly sized senior high in Chester, South Carolina, run under Chester 01. The school educates 699 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 953 students per school, that is 27% below typical.

Across the 11 schools in Chester 01 (4,523 students total), Chester Senior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Chester Senior High lists that 53% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 28% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Chester County as a whole is about 35% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Chester County shows 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. In all, Chester County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,523 students), of which Chester Senior High is one.

The closest other public school is Academy for Teaching and Learning, roughly 0.9 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 22%: 893 students in 2018 compared to 699 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 40% to 28%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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