The Chester Upland School District is midsized, urban public school district serving the City of Chester, the Borough of Upland and Chester Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The district operates a high school (on two campuses) and five elementary schools, serving 3600 students, in 2012.
The Chester Upland School District encompasses approximately 5 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 44,435. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $13,521, while the median family income was $30,900. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. According to district officials, in school year 2005-06 the district had 5,003 pupils and 300 teachers, 290 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 20 administrators. Chester Upland School District received more than $51.1 million in state funding in school year 2005-06. The district has a uniform policy which require students wear tan khaki slacks or skirts and white or navy shirts.
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