The Chichester School District (CSD) is a suburban public school district located in southeastern Delaware County,

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

. It encompasses approximately , covering the Boroughs of Marcus Hook, Trainer, Lower Chichester Township, and

Upper Chichester Township Upper Chichester Township is a civil township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 16,738 at the 2010 census. History The Lenni Lenape Indians were the earliest occupants of Upper Chichester. They erected several s ...

in Delaware County. According to 2000 federal census data, Chichester School District serves a resident population of 24,648. In 2009, the district residents’

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...

was $20,972, while the

median family income The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...

was $57,240. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. Chichester School District is often incorrectly considered part of

Aston, Pennsylvania Aston Township is a township (Pennsylvania), township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 16,592 at the 2010 census. History Aston was first settled in 1682 as a municipality and was ...

because of the zip-code of the location where the school district is based out of is in Twin Oaks, Pennsylvania (Part of

Chichester, Pennsylvania Chichester (), formerly New Chichester in reference to the English city, is a region in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It includes the townships of Upper Chichester and Lower Chichester, and the boroughs of Marcus Hook, and Trainer. Other co ...

, but commonly associated with the Aston zip-code).

Schools

Chichester High School Chichester High School (CHS) is an 11–18 mixed, secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Chichester, West Sussex, England. It was established in September 2016 following the merger of Chichester High School for Boys and Chich ...

(9th–12th) is currently the only high school in the Chichester School District. It is located in

Boothwyn, Pennsylvania Boothwyn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,933 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, down from 5,206 at the 2000 census. The census esti ...

.
Chichester Middle School
(5th–8th) is currently the only middle school in the Chichester School District. It is located in

. There are currently four public elementary schools serving the school district:
Boothwyn Elementary School (K–4th)Hilltop Elementary School (K–4th)Linwood Elementary School (K–4th)Marcus Hook Elementary School (K–4th)
*Trainer Elementary School previously served the Borough of Trainer, but students now attend Marcus Hook Elementary School

References

{{Authority control School districts in Delaware County, Pennsylvania