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Chester Elementary School

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Chester Elementary School is a town public school in Chester, New York that is part of Chester Union Free School District. It serves 393 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.6:1. Its teachers have had 36 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

393 Students

27 Teachers

2 Herbert Dr

Chester, NY 10918 View local requests

http://www.chesterufsd.org

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Chester Elementary School Demographics

40%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

58%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Chester Elementary School

$18,437

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

131

donors

project for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Chester Elementary School has received support from 90 individuals from New York and 41 individuals out-of-state.

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Chester Elementary School

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