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Chester Senior High

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Chester Senior High ranks 160 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 32% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Chester Senior High is a public high school located in Chester, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 741 students. The school is part of the Chester 01 school district, which is ranked 51 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chester Senior High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina high schools, ranging from 131st to 179th out of 235-237 schools over the past few years. The school's performance on End-of-Course (EOCEP) exams is mixed, with strengths in Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 but weaknesses in English 1, U.S. History and the Constitution, and English 2 compared to the state and district averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 69.7% and 85.4%, and its dropout rate has ranged from 2.3% to 5.7%, similar to the nearby Great Falls High and Lewisville High schools.

One significant concern for Chester Senior High is its high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 22.5% to 38.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school's performance on EOCEP exams varies across different student subgroups, addressing the unique needs of this population and implementing strategies to improve attendance could be crucial for improving student outcomes at Chester Senior High.

699

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,589

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1330 J. A. Cochran Bypass
Chester, SC 29706

(803) 377-3161

District: Chester 01

Feeder schools for Chester Senior High:

Elementary:	Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts
	Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology
	Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry
Middle:	Chester Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.4%

White:

27.9%

Hispanic:

12.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (63% vs 71% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (78% vs 87%)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg71%

160^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Chester 01

51^st of 75Chester 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	160 of 235	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	141 of 235	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	131 of 237	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	179 of 226	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	157 of 227	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.8	208 of 225	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	170 of 216	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	197 of 223	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.0	179 of 231	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.7	185 of 232	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.2	167 of 210	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.7	169 of 203	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.2	174 of 202	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.5	148 of 199	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.0	123 of 199	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.4	133 of 188	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.3	86 of 185	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.8	151 of 191	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.1	146 of 191	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	63.1	82 of 187	56.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	116 of 194	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	95 of 194	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	56 of 199	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	38.2	113 of 190	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	120 of 178	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.3	161 of 184	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	128 of 183	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	63 of 139	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	44 of 145	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	61 of 141	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.9	96 of 139	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	58 of 115	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	70 of 143	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.3	108 of 137	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	148 of 225	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	138 of 225	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	126 of 223	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	124 of 220	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	159 of 213	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	195 of 213	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	160 of 210	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	90 of 153	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	139 of 156	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	52 of 121	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	145 of 226	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	110 of 229	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	108 of 226	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.2	159 of 220	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	142 of 213	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.0	200 of 217	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	171 of 214	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	159 of 224	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	137 of 228	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	119 of 229	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.7	199 of 224	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	151 of 215	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.5	200 of 218	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	185 of 213	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	148 of 196	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.8	75 of 196	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	99 of 197	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	11.9	182 of 192	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	136 of 189	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	182 of 191	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	171 of 185	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2025)55th percentile+23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 281%+7 vs state

English 280%-7 vs state

English 151%-11 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution44%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Chester Senior High	Public	9-12	1330 J. A. Cochran Bypass	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 377-3161	699	50	13.9		195 (27.9%)	373 (53.4%)	89 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.6%)	31.9	160^th of 235 public high schools	31.9%		37.3	141^st of 235 public high schools	40.0%	19								81.1	50.8	43.7	79.8	$15,589	$1,253	$655	$1,908	$10,433	$3,248	$13,681
Chester County Career Center	Public	9-12	1324 J. A. Cochran Bypass	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 377-1991	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lewisville High	Public	9-12	3971 Lewisville High School Ro	Richburg	29729	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 789-5131	431	29	14.8		224 (52.0%)	138 (32.0%)	30 (7.0%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.3%)	33.2	154^th of 235 public high schools	34.5%		48	109^th of 235 public high schools	53.6%	45								49.4	58.3	54.8	81.0	$15,907	$1,480	$789	$2,269	$10,835	$2,803	$13,638
South Pointe High	Public	9-12	801 Neely Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 980-2100	1,128	84	13.4		309 (27.4%)	660 (58.5%)	87 (7.7%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.1%)	43	129^th of 235 public high schools	45.1%		50.8	96^th of 235 public high schools	59.1%	33								64.9	53.8	65.4	84.1	$17,068	$739	$812	$1,551	$13,166	$2,351	$15,517
Great Falls High	Public	6-12	409 Sunset Avenue	Great Falls	29055	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 482-2210	375	35	10.7		152 (40.5%)	151 (40.3%)	30 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	36 (9.6%)	35.8	149^th of 235 public high schools	36.6%		32.4	153^rd of 235 public high schools	34.9%	4	49.1	54.5	56.0	31.5	12.8	30.0	45.3	83.1	37.7	38.6	86.8	$19,665	$1,514	$867	$2,380	$12,228	$5,057	$17,285
Applied Technology Center	Public	9-12	2399 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1100	0	24	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northwestern High	Public	9-12	2503 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1200	1,822	107	17.0		671 (36.8%)	762 (41.8%)	263 (14.4%)	26 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	89 (4.9%)	56.6	85^th of 235 public high schools	63.8%		46.6	116^th of 235 public high schools	50.6%	31								67.2	63.3	71.5	88.1	$14,534	$701	$807	$1,508	$11,442	$1,584	$13,026
Rock Hill High	Public	9-12	320 West Springdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1300	1,980	118	16.7		820 (41.4%)	582 (29.4%)	354 (17.9%)	38 (1.9%)	46 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (6.9%)	45.3	122^nd of 235 public high schools	48.1%		38.2	137^th of 235 public high schools	41.7%	15								75.4	59.9	57.8	83.3	$14,729	$721	$810	$1,531	$11,478	$1,720	$13,198

Frequently Asked Questions about Chester Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Chester Senior High?

Students at Chester Senior High are 53% African American, 28% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Chester Senior High in?

Chester 01

Is Chester Senior High a good school?

Chester Senior High ranks 160^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Chester Senior High?

Chester Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chester Park Elementary School for the Arts
Elementary : Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology
Elementary : Chester Park School Elementary of Inquiry
Middle : Chester Middle

How many students attend Chester Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 699 students attended Chester Senior High.

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