Summary:
The city of Chester, Illinois is home to a single high school, Chester High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school faces significant challenges, with academic performance consistently below state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels.
Chester High School has an enrollment of 331 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.6, slightly higher than the state average. However, the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantage, with 39.88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. This factor may contribute to the school's lower academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores in ACT/English Language Arts (32.1%), ACT/Mathematics (13.6%), ACT/Science (34.6%), and SAT Mathematics (11.1%) and English Language Arts (19%), all of which fall well below state averages.
Additionally, Chester High School faces issues with chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average. The school's four-year graduation rate of 89.0% is also slightly lower than the state average, while its dropout rate of 2.4% is slightly higher. To address these challenges, the school and district may need to implement targeted interventions and support to improve academic outcomes and attendance for their students.
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