Chester Elementary -02

Located at 102 2nd Ave, in Chester, South Dakota, Chester Elementary -02 is a small primary school that enrolls 154 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Chester Area School District 39-1. Enrollment runs roughly 25% smaller than the state mean of about 204.

Chester Area School District 39-1 comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 582 students; Chester Elementary -02 is among them.

Looking at the student body, Chester Elementary -02 reports that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Chester Elementary -02 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.8%; this one delivers 49.8%.

In the broader community, Lake County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,808, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Lake County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,009 students), of which Chester Elementary -02 is one.

Nearest neighbor: Chester High School - 01, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chester Elementary -02 ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Chester Elementary -02's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 182 (now 154). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.