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Chester School District is located close to the center of Connecticut. Chester School District has 16.05 square miles of land area and 0.78 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Chester School District population is 4,223. Chester School District median household income is $74,063 in 2010-2014. Chester School District median house value is $316,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Chester School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(43 out of 162, top 27%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 6
Number of Schools:	1
Population	4,223 (2010-2014), rank #142
Population Growth	10.29% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	250.95/sq mi, rank #120
Median Household Income:	$74,063 at 2010-2014—-14.76% increase since 2005-2009, rank #107
Median House Price:	$316,800 at 2010-2014—-0.41% increase since 2005-2009, rank #51
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	16.05 sq mi, rank #143
Water Area:	0.78 sq mi (4.61%), rank #76
State:	Connecticut
County:	Middlesex County
City:	Chester, Chester Center
Zip:	06412
Area:	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

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Chester School District Map and Nearby Locations

1 Winthrop Rd

Deep River CT, 06417, Middlesex County

Phone: 860-526-2417

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	228	251	260	275	299	319	341
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	1	2	4	0	0
Total Teachers:	24.17	0.00	26.32	27.42	30.22	32.00	27.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	2.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.20	1.50
Elementary:	21.25	0.00	24.50	25.30	28.10	29.70	24.40
Secondary:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.02	NA	NA
Ungraded:	0.92	0.00	0.82	1.10	1.10	1.10	1.10
Total Other Staff:	22.55	19.20	24.70	26.00	24.65	24.10	25.90
Instructional Aides:	9.50	10.25	10.75	12.50	12.50	12.60	12.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.70	0.00	1.60	2.20	1.20	0.90	1.20
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.60	0.00	0.60	0.00	0.00	NA	NA
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.60	0.00	0.60	0.00	0.00	NA	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrators:	0.80	0.00	0.80	0.80	0.40	NA	0.80
District Administrative Support:	0.00	2.00	2.00	1.90	1.90	1.90	1.90
School Administrators:	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	1.00
School Administrative Support:	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA
Student Support Services:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	5.95	5.95	5.95	5.60	5.65	5.70	5.70
Student-Teacher Ratio:	9.43	NA	9.88	10.03	9.89	9.97	12.63

Schools

Chester Elementary School

Kindergarten to Grade 6

23 Ridge Rd, Chester CT 06412

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CMT Test
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.3%	78.3%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90.4%	80.1%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90.5%	80.7%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	82.8%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95.3%	83.6%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	97.6%	84.3%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	85.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	97.4%	82.7%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.5%	69.2%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	69.3%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.8%	68.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.2%	71.1%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92.5%	72.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.5%	74%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.2%	74.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100.0%	72.4%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	86.5%	81.7%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	82.4%	82.4%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	92.7%	82.9%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	83.2%
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	86.4%	80.3%
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	90.2%	81.1%
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	83.8%	83.2%
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	87.2%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	80.3%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	94.5%	80.9%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	98.1%	81.5%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92.9%	84.6%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89.7%	85.2%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	100%	85.2%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	97.5%	85.8%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	100.0%	83.8%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92%	71.8%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.1%	70.6%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.5%	69.7%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.3%	74.4%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79.5%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92.7%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92.5%	78.3%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91.7%	77.6%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	84.2%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	84.1%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	83.3%	84.8%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93.2%	85%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81%	86.5%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95.3%	85.4%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87.5%	83.7%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94.7%	83.5%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88.4%	80.8%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88.5%	82.5%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88.7%	83.1%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96.3%	85.9%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95.2%	87.8%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94.6%	87.6%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93%	85.7%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	97.4%	84.4%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	72.8%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.4%	73.4%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92.5%	74%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.8%	77.7%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	75.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.6%	75.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	97.6%	79.7%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100.0%	79.1%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	90.6%	81.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	90.9%	82.9%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89.1%	82.5%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92.3%	82.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	97.7%	82.4%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	97.4%	81.7%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	90.7%	85.3%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	96.1%	85.7%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	92.5%	85.7%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	92.7%	86.5%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	93.5%	87.3%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	92.3%	88%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	95.3%	88.5%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	97.4%	87.7%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85.1%	79.8%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	95.7%	82.7%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	91.1%	84.3%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	100%	86.8%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	100%	88.2%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	100%	88.5%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	97.1%	87.2%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	97.6%	85.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	95.7%	75.4%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91.3%	75.7%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	96.4%	77.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94.2%	80.3%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	98%	85.5%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94.7%	86.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	93.8%	84.8%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	100.0%	84.5%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	97.8%	82.7%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	93.3%	83.8%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	92.9%	82.9%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	94.5%	83.1%
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	94.5%	85.5%
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	92.9%	86.1%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	91.4%	84.9%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	97.6%	84.3%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$4,852,000	$18,662		$4,856,000	$17,658		$5,013,000	$16,766
Federal:	$97,000	$373	2.0%	$144,000	$524	3.0%	$141,000	$472	2.8%
State:	$1,152,000	$4,431	23.7%	$1,007,000	$3,662	20.7%	$1,087,000	$3,635	21.7%
Local:	$3,603,000	$13,858	74.3%	$3,705,000	$13,473	76.3%	$3,785,000	$12,659	75.5%
Total Expenditures:	$4,823,000	$18,550		$4,856,000	$17,658		$4,798,000	$16,047
Total Current Expenditures:	$4,751,000	$18,273		$4,789,000	$17,415		$4,772,000	$15,960
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,722,000	$10,469	57.3%	$2,728,000	$9,920	57.0%	$2,829,000	$9,462	59.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$702,000	$2,700	14.8%	$742,000	$2,698	15.5%	$698,000	$2,334	14.6%
Administration:	$673,000	$2,588	14.2%	$678,000	$2,465	14.2%	$642,000	$2,147	13.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$654,000	$2,515	13.8%	$641,000	$2,331	13.4%	$603,000	$2,017	12.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$41,000	$158		$41,000	$149		$5,000	$17
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$10,000	$36		$3,000	$10

Total Salary:	$2,683,000	$10,319		$2,763,000	$10,047		$2,873,000	$9,609
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,751,000	$6,735	65.3%	$1,823,000	$6,629	66.0%	$1,956,000	$6,542	68.1%
Other Salary:	$932,000	$3,585	34.7%	$940,000	$3,418	34.0%	$917,000	$3,067	31.9%
Total Benefit:	$1,300,000	$5,000		$1,202,000	$4,371		$1,144,000	$3,826
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$848,000	$3,262	65.2%	$791,000	$2,876	65.8%	$778,000	$2,602	68.0%
Other Benefit:	$452,000	$1,738	34.8%	$411,000	$1,495	34.2%	$366,000	$1,224	32.0%

* Chester School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.