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Chester, NJ
Public School Ratings




Chester Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Chester Township School District details

Chester Township School District
50 North Road
Chester, NJ 07930

1,008 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

9 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Chester Township School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

9

(10 is best)

Better than 88.3% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
66%
44%
69%
50%
62%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Black River Middle School
133 Rt. 513 North Road
Chester, NJ, 07930
06-08
Bragg Elementary School
250 Route 24
Chester, NJ, 07930
03-05
Dickerson Elementary School
250 Rt. 24
Chester, NJ, 07930
PK-02

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.1% 40.1%
Black 1.4% 15.1%
Hispanic 15.4% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.8% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 4.3% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 3.3% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.0% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,251 $14,365,000 52.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,738 $2,760,000 10.1%
Staff $1,273 $1,283,000 4.7%
General Administration $591 $596,000 2.2%
School Administration $1,239 $1,249,000 4.6%
Operation $2,705 $2,727,000 10.0%
Transportation $379 $382,000 1.4%
Other $896 $903,000 3.3%
Total Support $9,821 $9,900,000 36.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,052 $3,076,000 11.3%
Total Expenditures $27,124 $27,341,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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