Chester Elem School (Chester CUSD 139 SCH DIST.), Illinois - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Chester Elem School is a Elementary in Chester, IL. It currently serves 637 students (grades PK-08). The school is part of the Chester CUSD 139 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Chester CUSD 139 School District and all schools in Illinois.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:637
Number of Teachers: 47
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.50

Location Info

Location: 650 Opdyke St, Chester, IL 62233
Mailing Address: 650 Opdyke St, Chester, IL 62233-1419
Phone: (618)826-2354
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 71
Grade 2 61
Grade 3 59
Grade 4 46
Grade 5 60
Grade 6 73
Grade 7 75
Grade 8 69
Kindergarten 58
Pre-Kindergarten 65
Gender/Sex of Chester Elem School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 321 50.39
Female 315 49.45
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Chester Elem School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.16
Black or African American 7 1.10
Hispanic/Latino 90 14.13
Two or more races 22 3.45
White 516 81.01
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.31
Black or African American 4 1.25
Hispanic/Latino 48 14.95
Two or more races 12 3.74
White 256 79.75
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 3 0.95
Hispanic/Latino 42 13.33
Two or more races 10 3.18
White 260 82.54

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 1.41
Hispanic/Latino 10 14.09
Two or more races 4 5.63
White 56 78.87
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 2 3.28
Hispanic/Latino 6 9.84
Two or more races 1 1.64
White 52 85.25
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 11 18.64
Two or more races 4 6.78
White 44 74.58
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 8 17.39
Two or more races 1 2.17
White 37 80.44
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 2 3.33
Hispanic/Latino 5 8.33
Two or more races 3 5.00
White 50 83.33
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 11 15.07
Two or more races 3 4.11
White 58 79.45
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.33
Hispanic/Latino 12 16.00
White 62 82.67
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 9 13.04
Two or more races 2 2.90
White 58 84.06
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino 8 13.79
Two or more races 3 5.17
White 47 81.03
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 2 3.08
Hispanic/Latino 10 15.39
Two or more races 1 1.54
White 52 80.00