Chester Community CS

Chester Community Charter School is an active, independent charter district located at 302 East 5th Street in Chester, Pennsylvania. Situated within a large suburban setting of the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area, the district operates a single school facility dedicated to delivering elementary and middle school education from kindergarten through eighth grade. Serving a total enrollment of 3,794 students—comprising 1,938 male and 1,856 female learners—the school fosters a vibrant, diverse learning community. The student body is predominantly composed of Black (2,936) and Hispanic (646) students, alongside multiracial (138), White (53), American Indian (11), Pacific Islander (7), and Asian (3) scholars, creating a rich multicultural environment across all grade levels.

To effectively guide its sizeable student body, the district maintains a robust operational and staffing infrastructure. Chester Community Charter School employs a dedicated team of 1,055 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff members, which includes 368 FTE classroom teachers and 92 FTE instructional aides who deliver tailored academic instruction. This educational personnel is further reinforced by 595 FTE support staff dedicated to counseling, administration, and operational care. Functioning as its own local educational agency for federal programs, the district blends strong instructional capacity with comprehensive student support services to provide a structured, well-resourced foundation for children throughout Delaware County.