Chester County School District

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Chester, Great Falls, Fort Lawn, Richburg and Lowrys.

At a glance

4,523Students enrolled

12Schools

5Towns served

$16,618Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

Academic performanceDistrict vs SC

Math proficiency23%

State average 38.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)83%

State average 82%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$16,618

per student each year · 10% above the SC average

Spending

Classroom instruction47%

Support & administration47%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)37%

State49%

Federal15%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,860’20

4,833’21

4,767’22

4,590’23

4,523’24

Students

Black · 43%1,936

White · 39%1,758

Hispanic · 10%461

Two or more races · 7%322

Asian · 1%24

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%12

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Chester5,218 people

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Great Falls1,690 people

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Fort Lawn1,388 people

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Richburg397 people

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Lowrys303 people

Schools12 in district

Lewisville ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 594 students · Richburg

Chester Park School Elementary of InquiryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 355 students · Chester

Great Falls ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 335 students · Great Falls

Chester Park Elementary School for the ArtsElementary · Grades PK–5 · 331 students · Chester

Academy for Teaching and LearningElementary · Grades K–8 · 329 students · Chester

Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and TechnologyElementary · Grades PK–5 · 300 students · Chester

Chester MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 479 students · Chester

Lewisville MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 295 students · Richburg

Chester Senior HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 699 students · Chester

Lewisville HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 431 students · Richburg

Great Falls HighHigh · Grades 6–12 · 375 students · Great Falls

Chester County Career CenterHigh · Grades 9–12 · Chester

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.