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Chester Public Schools, Connecticut

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Chester Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 222 (2022-2023)
Schools: 1 (2022-2023)
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Chester Public Schools is a school district in Connecticut (Middlesex and Lower Connecticut River Valley counties). During the 2023 school year, 222 students attended the district's single school.

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

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School board

Chester Public Schools consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Lorraine Connelly20222027
Dale Bernardoni20192027
David Fitzgibbons20192027
Jennifer Blalock2025
Jillian Zupan2025
Rebecca Greenberg-Ellis20212025
Stuart Johnson20212025
Maria Scherber20212025
Jan Taigen20212025

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $152,000 $760 3%
Local: $4,233,000 $21,165 71%
State: $1,559,000 $7,795 26%
Total: $5,944,000 $29,720
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $5,935,000 $29,675
Total Current Expenditures: $5,920,000 $29,600
Instructional Expenditures: $3,759,000 $18,795 63%
Student and Staff Support: $459,000 $2,295 8%
Administration: $860,000 $4,300 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $842,000 $4,210 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,000 $15
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


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 65-69 PS >=50 PS 65-69
2018-2019 70-74 PS PS <50 PS 75-79
2017-2018 70-74 PS PS PS >=50 70-74
2016-2017 70-74 PS PS <50 >=50 75-79
2015-2016 65-69 PS PS >=50 70-74
2014-2015 65-69 PS PS PS 65-69
2012-2013 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2011-2012 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2010-2011 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95

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 75-79 PS >=50 PS 75-79
2018-2019 80-84 PS PS >=50 PS 80-84
2017-2018 80-84 PS PS PS >=50 80-84
2016-2017 75-79 PS PS <50 >=50 80-84
2015-2016 75-79 PS PS >=50 75-79
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.


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 (%)
2022-2023 222 5.9
2021-2022 209 4.3
2020-2021 200 7.0
2019-2020 186 -4.3
2018-2019 194 -5.7
2017-2018 205 -0.5
2016-2017 206 -2.4
2015-2016 211 -3.8
2014-2015 219 -4.1
2013-2014 228 -10.1
2012-2013 251 -3.6
2011-2012 260 -5.8
2010-2011 275 -8.7
2009-2010 299 -6.7
2008-2009 319 -6.9
2007-2008 341 1.8
2006-2007 335 3.9
2005-2006 322 -3.4
2004-2005 333 -0.9
2003-2004 336 2.4
2002-2003 328 3.4
2001-2002 317 2.2
2000-2001 310 -5.2
1999-2000 326 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Chester Public Schools (%) Connecticut K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 5.2
Black 0.0 12.6
Hispanic 5.9 30.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 3.6 4.5
White 90.1 47.4

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 2022-2023 school year, Chester Public Schools had 21.20 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.47.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 18.20
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 21.20

Chester Public Schools employed 1.75 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.75
District Administrative Support: 0.76
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 9.47
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.70
Library/Media Support: 0.21
Student Support Services: 2.24
Other Support Services: 10.66


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]

Chester Public Schools operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Chester Elementary School222KG-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    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 June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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