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ExploreChester Area School District 39-1

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 4612300

Chester Area School District 39-1

Chester, SD

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

582

-0.5%YoY

Graduation Rate

86.2%

-0.8%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$19,615

+2.5%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

16.5:1

+17.0%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+0.1%vs. State

English Language Learners

13.2%

-17.0%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

4.9%

-56.2%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-1.9%

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