Chester County School District
Funding, achievement and demographic data for this district is detailed below. To return to the main Tennessee page or nationwide map, please use the links above.
Funding
| Funding Breakdown Chart WARNING: Data below comes from federal and state policy offices, as opposed to budget division staff. Funding levels will not match exact dollar figures that states and school districts receive. While this data can be used to help analyze policy and trends, it should not be used for local budgeting purposes. |
| $5,381 | |
| (1=Highest Spending) | 131 |
| District Operating Budget FY 2006 | $14,400,000 |
| $964,548 | |
| Total Federal Direct Aid Per Pupil | $367 |
| $563,647 | |
| $511,600 | |
| $498,558 | |
| $529,066 | |
| $466,891 | |
| $452,948 | |
| $437,865 | |
| $360,864 | |
| N/A |
Demographics
Racial/Ethnic BreakdownAsian: 0.2% |
| Total Number of Students | 2,551 |
| 16% | |
| Student Poverty Rate Rank of 135 Districts Reporting Statewide (1=Lowest Poverty Rate) | 43 |
| 45% | |
| White Students | 2,131 |
| Black Students | 375 |
| Native American Students | 3 |
| Asian Students | 6 |
| Hispanic Students | 36 |
| 0% | |
| 8% |
Achievement
NCLB scores are based on state-defined standards, while NAEP standards are set by the federal government and are consistent nationwide. Percentage figures presented reflect the proportion of students learning at grade level, according to state NCLB and national NAEP standards, respectively. The percentage of students deemed proficient as per NCLB scores tends to be higher than the percentage deemed proficient as per NAEP scores, because state-defined standards of proficiency tend to be lower. |
| District NCLB (2004-05) |
State NCLB (2004-05) |
State NAEP (2005) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89% | 91% | 27% | |
| 89% | 87% | 28% |
Compare to Other Districts
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Notes & Sources
STATE-LEVEL DATA
FUNDING
- Statewide Per-Pupil
Expenditure
U.S. Census Bureau, School Year 2003-2004
http://www2.census.gov/govs/school/04f33pub.pdf - School Finance
Inequity
Education Finance Incentive Grant Program Definition of Equity, No Child Left Behind, Title I, Part A, Subpart 2, Sec. 1125A
Note: Hawaii and the District of Columbia only have one school district, so their weighted coefficient is 0 as per Sec. 1125A of Title I of NCLB. Alaska, Kansas, and New Mexico qualify as equalized under the Impact Aid program standard (Title VIII, Sec8009(c)(1)), so they have been assigned a weighted coefficient of 10 as per Sec. 1125A. - NCLB Title I
Fiscal Years 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, Estimated 2009 (Bush Budget)
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/statetables/08stbyprogram.xls - IDEA Part B
Fiscal Years 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, Estimated 2009 (Bush Budget)
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/statetables/08stbyprogram.xls - Impact Aid Basic
Support Payments
National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, Fiscal Year 2007 - School Food Programs
Child Nutrition Program Data, Food and Nutrition Service – USDA, Fiscal Years 2004, 2006, 2007
http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/cnpmain.htm
DEMOGRAPHICS
- Student Poverty Rate
Poverty Rate for School-Age Children, Ages 5-17
U.S. Census Bureau Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates, 2004
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/saipe/national.cgi?year=2004&ascii=#SA51 - Free and Reduced Price Lunch Enrollment
Rate
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, School Year 2005-2006
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/ - Total Number of
Students, Disaggregated by Race
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, School Year 2005-2006
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/
ACHIEVEMENT
- State Defined Proficiency Level
Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, State Results, 2004-05
http://www.k-12.state.tn.us/rptcrd05/state2.asp - Nationally Defined Proficiency Level
National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2005
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
DISTRICT-LEVEL DATA
FUNDING
- District Per-Pupil Expenditure
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, School Year 2004-2005
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/ - District Operating
Budget
U.S. Census Bureau, Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data, 2006
http://www.census.gov/govs/www/school06.html - NCLB Title I
Fiscal Years 2004, 2006, 2008
Thompson Publishing, Title I Online
http://www.thompson.com/public/nclb/fundinginformation/fundinginformation.html
Estimated Fiscal Year 2009 (Bush Budget)
Congressional Research Service, supplied by the Office of Senator Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT) - IDEA Part B
Fiscal Years 2004, 2006
Tennessee's State Special Education Department
Fiscal Year 2008 at Conference Level, Estimated Fiscal Year 2009 (Bush Budget)
These grants have been estimated based on the FY 2008 conference appropriation or Bush’s budget request for IDEA Part B and each district’s FY 2006 grant. - Impact Aid Basic
Support Payments
National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, Fiscal Year 2007
DEMOGRAPHICS
- Student Poverty Rate
U.S. Census Bureau Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates, 2004
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe/district.html - Free and Reduced Price Lunch Enrollment
Rate
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, School Year 2005-2006
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/ - Total Number of
Students, Disaggregated by Race
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, School Year 2005-2006
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/
ACHIEVEMENT
- District NCLB
Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, Grade 4, 2004-05
http://www.k-12.state.tn.us/rptcrd05/
DEFINITIONS
Per-Pupil Expenditure. District per-pupil expenditure equals the total amount of revenue paid out by school systems in the state divided by total school enrollment. It includes funds from federal, state, and local sources and funds spent on day to day operating expenses, such as teacher salaries. It does not include capital expenses, such as school construction.
School Finance Inequity. School finance equity figures presented reflect a definition contained in Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act. That definition examines the differences in per-pupil spending among school districts across a given state. The per-pupil expenditure for every school district is compared to the average per-pupil expenditure for the state and weighted according to size and poverty level.
Indirect Aid. Indirect aid is support provided for school districts through the federal tax code. For example, a community can use local property taxes to finance local schools, and it costs taxpayers less because local property taxes are deductible on federal income tax returns.
Direct Aid. Direct aid is education funding that comes from the federal government and is distributed directly to states and then given to individual school districts. The figures presented here include only the two largest direct aid funding streams -- the Title I program for disadvantaged students and the IDEA special education program for children with disabilities.
Title I. Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act authorizes direct aid from the federal government to states and school districts to support the additional education needs of children from low-income families.
IDEA. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) authorizes direct aid from the federal government to states and school districts to support the additional education needs of children with disabilities.
Impact Aid Basic Support Payments. Title VIII of the No Child Left Behind Act authorizes direct aid from the federal government to school districts that educate large numbers of "federally connected" children or have been impacted by the lost property tax revenue on federal lands (i.e. military bases or Native American reservations).
Student Poverty Rate. The student poverty rate reflects the number of children in a state ages 5 to 17 living beneath the Census Bureau's poverty line. In 2004, the poverty income threshold for a family of four was $19,157.
Free and Reduced Priced Lunch Enrollment Rate. The student poverty rate based on free and reduced price lunch eligibility reflects the number of students in the district who are certified to receive free or reduced price lunches based on their family incomes or participation in Food Stamp or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs.
Percent English Language Learner. The percent English Language Learner data reflects the number of children in a state who qualify as Limited English Proficient according to state law.
Special Education Participation Rate. The Special Education Participation Rate reflects the number of children in a state who have Individualized Education Plans under IDEA law.
Achievement. District No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) test scores are from each state's annual accountability test and are based on state-defined proficiency standards. The district and state NCLB score reflects the percentage of students deemed to be learning at grade level, according to their respective state.
State NAEP scores are from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a test based on national standards administered to a representative sample of students in each state. The scores are not disaggregated to the district level and reflect the percentage of students deemed to be learning at grade level, as measured against a national standard.
Percentage figures presented reflect the proportion of students learning at grade level according to state NCLB and national NAEP standards, respectively.
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Per-Pupil Expenditure. District per-pupil expenditure equals the total amount of revenue paid out by school systems in the state divided by total school enrollment. It includes funds from federal, state, and local sources and funds spent on day to day operating expenses, such as teacher salaries. It does not include capital expenses, such as school construction.
School Finance Inequity. School finance equity figures presented reflect a definition contained in Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act. That definition examines the differences in per-pupil spending among school districts across a given state. The per-pupil expenditure for every school district is compared to the average per-pupil expenditure for the state and weighted according to size and poverty level.
Indirect Aid. Indirect aid is support provided for school districts through the federal tax code. For example, a community can use local property taxes to finance local schools, and it costs taxpayers less because local property taxes are deductible on federal income tax returns.
Direct Aid. Direct aid is education funding that comes from the federal government and is distributed directly to states and then given to individual school districts. The figures presented here include only the two largest direct aid funding streams -- the Title I program for disadvantaged students and the IDEA special education program for children with disabilities.
Title I. Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act authorizes direct aid from the federal government to states and school districts to support the additional education needs of children from low-income families.
IDEA. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) authorizes direct aid from the federal government to states and school districts to support the additional education needs of children with disabilities.
Impact Aid Basic Support Payments. Title VIII of the No Child Left Behind Act authorizes direct aid from the federal government to school districts that educate large numbers of "federally connected" children or have been impacted by the lost property tax revenue on federal lands (i.e. military bases or Native American reservations).
Student Poverty Rate. The student poverty rate reflects the number of children in a state ages 5 to 17 living beneath the Census Bureau's poverty line. In 2004, the poverty income threshold for a family of four was $19,157.
Free and Reduced Priced Lunch Enrollment Rate. The student poverty rate based on free and reduced price lunch eligibility reflects the number of students in the district who are certified to receive free or reduced price lunches based on their family incomes or participation in Food Stamp or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs.
Percent English Language Learner. The percent English Language Learner data reflects the number of children in a state who qualify as Limited English Proficient according to state law.
Special Education Participation Rate. The Special Education Participation Rate reflects the number of children in a state who have Individualized Education Plans under IDEA law.
Achievement. District No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) test scores are from each state's annual accountability test and are based on state-defined proficiency standards. The district and state NCLB score reflects the percentage of students deemed to be learning at grade level, according to their respective state.
State NAEP scores are from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a test based on national standards administered to a representative sample of students in each state. The scores are not disaggregated to the district level and reflect the percentage of students deemed to be learning at grade level, as measured against a national standard.
Percentage figures presented reflect the proportion of students learning at grade level according to state NCLB and national NAEP standards, respectively.
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