Chester Senior High High School
1330 J. A. Cochran Bypass
Chester SC, 29706, Chester County
Phone: 803-377-3161
Ranking: (152 out of 202, bottom 25%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Chester County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 47 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 49 | 53 | |||||||
Total Students: | 827 | 878 | 879 | 916 | 946 | 984 | 1,004 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 272 | 32.9% | 312 | 35.5% | 278 | 31.6% | 330 | 36.0% | 349 | 36.9% | 336 | 34.1% | 396 | 39.4% |
Grade 10: | 210 | 25.4% | 211 | 24.0% | 210 | 23.9% | 198 | 21.6% | 218 | 23.0% | 271 | 27.5% | 223 | 22.2% |
Grade 11: | 199 | 24.1% | 188 | 21.4% | 184 | 20.9% | 217 | 23.7% | 227 | 24.0% | 198 | 20.1% | 217 | 21.6% |
Grade 12: | 146 | 17.7% | 167 | 19.0% | 207 | 23.5% | 171 | 18.7% | 152 | 16.1% | 179 | 18.2% | 168 | 16.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 429 | 51.9% | 454 | 51.7% | 465 | 52.9% | 460 | 50.2% | 459 | 48.5% | 480 | 48.8% | 479 | 47.7% |
Female: | 398 | 48.1% | 424 | 48.3% | 414 | 47.1% | 456 | 49.8% | 479 | 50.6% | 495 | 50.3% | 518 | 51.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% |
Black: | 468 | 56.6% | 496 | 56.5% | 517 | 58.8% | 550 | 60.0% | 561 | 59.3% | 582 | 59.1% | 599 | 59.7% |
White: | 337 | 40.7% | 360 | 41.0% | 348 | 39.6% | 359 | 39.2% | 375 | 39.6% | 391 | 39.7% | 393 | 39.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 493 | 59.6% | 507 | 57.7% | 520 | 59.2% | 520 | 56.8% | 547 | 57.8% | 490 | 49.8% | 491 | 48.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 4.5% | 48 | 5.5% | 59 | 6.7% | 64 | 7.0% | 53 | 5.6% | 84 | 8.5% | 67 | 6.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.60 | 18.29 | 19.11 | 19.53 | 18.55 | 20.10 | 18.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSAP | ||||||
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85.8% | 86.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 79.7% | 84.9% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 83.4% | 88.1% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 87.4% | 87.7% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 81.1% | 84.9% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 45% | 54.3% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 49.3% | 60.6% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 45% | 57.4% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 52.4% | 61.4% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 76.4% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 78.4% | 80.2% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 77.6% | 79.6% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.6% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | 80.2% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 49% | 50.9% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 47.4% | 51.8% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 52% | 54.2% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 46.4% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,401.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,106.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,705.0 |
* Chester Senior High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.