School district · New York

Chester Union Free School District

Chester Union Free School District in New York: 2 public schools with 931 students and 10.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $33,863 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
931
Students per teacher
10.5
NY 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$33,863
NY $34.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
89.1
Counselors (FTE)
2.8
Students per counselor
339
NY 281 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.7

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$20.0K15
$20.8K16
$21.9K17
$22.8K18
$24.2K19
$25.7K20
$26.2K21
$27.5K22
$30.1K23
$33.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.4% · $1.2M
State
39% · $14.4M
Local
57% · $20.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$22,323
Support services
$10,961
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.2M
Long-term debt
$11M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Chester Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–539310.2
6–1253810.6

Sources

Address
64 Hambletonian Ave, Chester, NY 10918
Phone
(845)469-5052
Website