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Chesterfield High

Summary:

Chesterfield High is a public high school serving 516 students in grades 9-12 in Chesterfield, South Carolina. The school is part of the Chesterfield 01 school district, which is ranked 52 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chesterfield High consistently outperforms the district and state on end-of-course exams, particularly in its strong Gifted and Talented program, which ranks 1st out of 157 high schools in South Carolina. The school has a higher percentage of White students (60.85%) compared to nearby Central High (40.22%) and Cheraw High (38.38%), and a lower percentage of African American students (29.26%) compared to Central High (39.13%) and Cheraw High (52.6%). Despite having a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, Chesterfield High's performance on exams for this subgroup is relatively strong compared to nearby schools.

Chesterfield High spends more per student ($12,641 in 2022-2023) and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 16.1, which may contribute to its stronger academic performance. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, its consistent EOCEP exam results and effective resource allocation suggest that it is providing a quality education to its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 401 North Page Street
       Chesterfield, SC  29709

(843) 623-2161

District: Chesterfield 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
98th of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,641 Help


Feeder schools for Chesterfield High:

Elementary:    Edwards Elementary
    Ruby Elementary
Middle:    Chesterfield-Ruby Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  501

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.7%
African American:
26.1%
Hispanic:
4.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Chesterfield High ranks better than 58.3% of high schools in South Carolina. It also ranks first among 4 ranked high schools in the Chesterfield 01 School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.33. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Chesterfield High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Chesterfield High has the smallest high school student body size in the Chesterfield 01 School District. Racial makeup is: White (63.7%), African American (26.1%), Hispanic (4.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Chesterfield 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chesterfield High is 15.1. 2 high schools in the Chesterfield 01 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chesterfield High is $12,641. 2 high schools in the Chesterfield 01 School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chesterfield High:

SchoolDigger ranks Chesterfield High 98th of 235 South Carolina public high schools. (See Chesterfield High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Chesterfield 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Chesterfield 01 52nd of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Chesterfield High

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Rank History for all students at Chesterfield High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 71.05 45th 187 75.9%
2006 68.22 52nd 191 72.8%
2007 61.69 88th 191 53.9%
2008 74.00 45th 185 75.7%
2009 79.28 25th 188 86.7%
2010 79.15 36th 199 81.9%
2011 81.55 31st 199 84.4%
2012 77.34 40th 202 80.2%
2013 58.01 88th 203 56.7%
2014 60.45 88th 210 58.1%
2015 54.29 79th 232 65.9%
2016 40.89 125th 231 45.9%
2017 59.73 50th 223 77.6%
2018 55.39 60th 216 72.2%
2019 53.21 74th 225 67.1%
2021 57.70 81st 227 64.3%
2022 47.05 107th 226 52.7%
2023 45.17 119th 237 49.8%
2024 50.33 98th 235 58.3%
See the entire list of South Carolina High School Rankings!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chesterfield High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.29 52nd 214 75.7%
2019 57.04 54th 217 75.1%
2021 55.36 68th 213 68.1%
2022 44.69 109th 220 50.5%
2023 38.28 132nd 226 41.6%
2024 52.82 92nd 229 59.8%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Chesterfield High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.29 74th 210 64.8%
2019 50.13 88th 213 58.7%
2021 61.41 68th 213 68.1%
2022 43.73 118th 220 46.4%
2023 46.83 111th 223 50.2%
2024 59.65 74th 225 67.1%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Chesterfield High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 74.89 17th 156 89.1%
2024 75.77 1st 157 99.4%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Chesterfield High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.57 63rd 213 70.4%
2019 56.93 61st 218 72.0%
2021 52.16 88th 215 59.1%
2022 49.27 99th 224 55.8%
2023 42.17 117th 229 48.9%
2024 43.42 115th 228 49.6%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Chesterfield High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.22 44th 183 76.0%
2019 69.70 26th 184 85.9%
2021 58.50 54th 178 69.7%
2022 44.77 96th 190 49.5%
2023 31.66 138th 199 30.7%
2024 54.55 72nd 194 62.9%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for White students at Chesterfield High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.34 75th 185 59.5%
2019 42.46 91st 191 52.4%
2021 47.04 90th 189 52.4%
2022 42.29 105th 192 45.3%
2023 43.92 100th 197 49.2%
2024 36.09 130th 196 33.7%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: South Carolina State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Chesterfield High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 308 215 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 524
1989 302 205 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 507
1990 289 183 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 473
1991 258 168 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 427
1992 260 179 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 439
1993 266 185 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 451
1994 285 172 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 457
1995 335 193 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 529
1996 335 193 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 529
1997 340 194 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 536
1998 364 198 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 564
1999 351 186 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 538
2000 353 168 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 526
2001 325 162 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 493
2002 332 188 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 524
2003 332 188 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 524
2004 310 186 1 3 2 n/a n/a 0 502
2005 318 184 1 0 3 n/a n/a 0 506
2006 305 169 1 0 2 n/a n/a 0 477
2007 321 197 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 518
2008 352 220 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 572
2009 361 210 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 574
2010 382 202 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 588
2011 377 184 1 0 2 0 4 0 568
2012 375 170 2 0 1 0 3 0 551
2013 345 162 2 0 0 0 3 0 512
2015 361 158 4 4 0 0 12 0 539
2016 338 168 3 2 1 0 13 0 525
2017 331 163 2 5 2 0 15 0 518
2018 323 170 2 7 0 0 10 0 512
2019 275 141 3 2 0 0 12 0 433
2020 294 133 4 6 1 0 14 0 452
2021 285 127 3 12 1 0 13 0 441
2022 302 142 6 21 1 0 19 0 491
2023 314 151 6 23 2 0 20 0 516
2024 319 131 5 24 2 0 20 0 501

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chesterfield High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 524 31.4 16.6 n/a
1989 507 30.4 16.6 n/a
1990 473 30.5 15.5 n/a
1991 427 32.1 13.3 27.2
1992 439 30.4 14.4 25.5
1993 451 32.7 13.8 25.7
1994 457 33.0 13.8 35.2
1995 529 33.0 16.0 31.6
1996 529 33.0 16.0 31.6
1997 536 37.0 14.5 31.3
1998 564 36.0 15.7 37.1
1999 538 38.5 14.0 35.5
2000 526 38.0 13.8 29.5
2001 493 37.5 13.1 37.9
2002 524 36.0 14.6 38.7
2003 524 36.0 14.6 38.7
2004 502 37.0 13.6 46.4
2005 506 37.0 13.7 45.7
2006 477 35.5 13.4 49.1
2007 518 41.3 12.5 50
2008 572 34.5 16.6 46.5
2009 574 35.5 16.2 49
2010 588 28.0 21.0 49.8
2011 568 29.0 19.5 52.5
2012 551 33.0 16.6 52.6
2013 512 33.0 15.5 55.1
2015 539 34.0 15.8 52.3
2016 525 35.0 15.0 100
2017 518 34.0 15.2 100
2018 512 36.0 14.2 100
2019 433 34.0 12.7 100
2020 452 35.0 12.9 100
2021 441 35.0 12.6 100
2022 491 32.0 15.3 100
2023 516 32.0 16.1 100
2024 501 33.0 15.1 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chesterfield High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 524 31.4 16.6 n/a
1989 507 30.4 16.6 n/a
1990 473 30.5 15.5 n/a
1991 427 32.1 13.3 27.2
1992 439 30.4 14.4 25.5
1993 451 32.7 13.8 25.7
1994 457 33.0 13.8 35.2
1995 529 33.0 16.0 31.6
1996 529 33.0 16.0 31.6
1997 536 37.0 14.5 31.3
1998 564 36.0 15.7 37.1
1999 538 38.5 14.0 35.5
2000 526 38.0 13.8 29.5
2001 493 37.5 13.1 37.9
2002 524 36.0 14.6 38.7
2003 524 36.0 14.6 38.7
2004 502 37.0 13.6 46.4
2005 506 37.0 13.7 45.7
2006 477 35.5 13.4 49.1
2007 518 41.3 12.5 50
2008 572 34.5 16.6 46.5
2009 574 35.5 16.2 49
2010 588 28.0 21.0 49.8
2011 568 29.0 19.5 52.5
2012 551 33.0 16.6 52.6
2013 512 33.0 15.5 55.1
2015 539 34.0 15.8 52.3
2016 525 35.0 15.0 100
2017 518 34.0 15.2 100
2018 512 36.0 14.2 100
2019 433 34.0 12.7 100
2020 452 35.0 12.9 100
2021 441 35.0 12.6 100
2022 491 32.0 15.3 100
2023 516 32.0 16.1 100
2024 501 33.0 15.1 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Chesterfield High

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $442 (4.4%) $460 (4.5%) $902 (8.9%) $7,732 (76.1%) $1,522 (15.0%) $9,254 (91.1%) $10,156
2020 $485 (4.1%) $450 (3.8%) $935 (7.9%) $9,119 (77.0%) $1,796 (15.2%) $10,915 (92.1%) $11,850
2021 $565 (4.8%) $341 (2.9%) $906 (7.7%) $9,253 (78.6%) $1,614 (13.7%) $10,867 (92.3%) $11,773
2022 $661 (5.0%) $927 (7.1%) $1,588 (12.1%) $9,814 (74.8%) $1,711 (13.0%) $11,525 (87.9%) $13,113
2023 $834 (6.6%) $955 (7.6%) $1,788 (14.1%) $9,157 (72.4%) $1,696 (13.4%) $10,852 (85.8%) $12,641

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Chesterfield High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 74th of 225 High schoolsRanks 119th of 237 High schools
 17.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Chesterfield High)63.845.5
 18.3%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Chesterfield 01)63.354
 9.3%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina)68.668.3
 0.3%
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Chesterfield High)69.253.2
 16%
   End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Chesterfield 01)61.249.4
 11.8%
   End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (South Carolina)67.259.1
 8.1%
End of Course English 1 (Chesterfield High)77.582.2
 4.7%
   End of Course English 1 (Chesterfield 01)69.578.7
 9.2%
   End of Course English 1 (South Carolina)78.984
 5.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students433516
 19.2%
African American141151
 7.1%
American Indian02
Asian36
 100%
Hispanic223
 1050%
Pacific Islander00
White275314
 14.2%
Two or More Races1220
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Chesterfield High

Students at Chesterfield High are 64% White, 26% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Chesterfield High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Edwards Elementary
Elementary : Ruby Elementary
Middle : Chesterfield-Ruby Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 501 students attended Chesterfield High.

Chesterfield High ranks 98th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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