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Chester Community Unit School District 139, Illinois

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Chester Community Unit School District 139
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 968 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Chester Community Unit School District 139 is a school district in Illinois (Randolph County). During the 2024 school year, 968 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Chester Community Unit School District 139 consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Debi Caraway2027
Barb Coffey2027
Charles Fricke2027
James Krieg20232027
Matt Davitz2025
Nikki Malley2025
Shannon Wolff2025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,929,000 $2,033 12%
Local: $5,344,000 $5,631 34%
State: $8,653,000 $9,118 54%
Total: $15,926,000 $16,782
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $13,362,000 $14,080
Total Current Expenditures: $11,822,000 $12,457
Instructional Expenditures: $7,910,000 $8,335 59%
Student and Staff Support: $406,000 $427 3%
Administration: $1,333,000 $1,404 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,173,000 $2,289 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $398,000 $419
Construction: $315,000 $331
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $282,000 $297
Interest on Debt: $191,000 $201


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 12 PS PS <=10 <=20 11
2018-2019 17 PS <50 <=10 <=20 18
2017-2018 15 PS <50 <=10 <=20 16
2016-2017 16 PS PS <=20 <50 16
2015-2016 17 PS <=20 <=20 PS 17
2014-2015 13 21-39 <50 PS 13
2013-2014 43 PS 21-39 <50 <50 44
2012-2013 45 <50 <50 <50 47
2011-2012 71 >=50 >=50 >=50 72
2010-2011 74 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 74

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 32 PS PS 20-29 21-39 33
2018-2019 41 PS <50 30-39 21-39 43
2017-2018 41 PS <50 30-39 21-39 42
2016-2017 39 PS PS 21-39 <50 39
2015-2016 40 PS 21-39 40-59 PS 41
2014-2015 39 <50 40-59 PS 39
2013-2014 52 PS 40-59 >=50 <50 52
2012-2013 55 <50 >=50 <50 57
2011-2012 68 >=50 >=50 >=50 68
2010-2011 71 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 71

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2017-2018 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 85-89 >=50 PS PS 80-89
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS >=50 85-89
2013-2014 80-84 80-84
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 75-79 PS PS PS 75-79
2010-2011 70-74 PS PS PS 75-79


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 968 3.0
2022-2023 939 -1.1
2021-2022 949 -2.2
2020-2021 970 -4.3
2019-2020 1,012 1.4
2018-2019 998 2.0
2017-2018 978 -0.8
2016-2017 986 4.3
2015-2016 944 -4.8
2014-2015 989 -0.6
2013-2014 995 -1.1
2012-2013 1,006 1.1
2011-2012 995 -1.8
2010-2011 1,013 5.8
2009-2010 954 -7.0
2008-2009 1,021 4.1
2007-2008 979 -3.7
2006-2007 1,015 -1.6
2005-2006 1,031 0.6
2004-2005 1,025 -4.2
2003-2004 1,068 -0.6
2002-2003 1,074 -2.8
2001-2002 1,104 2.4
2000-2001 1,077 0.6
1999-2000 1,070 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Chester Community Unit School District 139 (%) Illinois K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 5.6
Black 1.0 16.4
Hispanic 12.0 28.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.9 4.2
White 83.8 45.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Chester Community Unit School District 139 had 69.80 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.87.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 44.20
Secondary: 22.60
Total: 69.80

Chester Community Unit School District 139 employed 1.00 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 52.00
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 5.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 23.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 2.70
Other Support Services: 0.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Chester Community Unit School District 139 operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Chester Elem School637PK-8
Chester High School3319-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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