Education/Schools
Chester County Public Schools
District Office
Mr. Larry B. Heath, Superintendent
109 Hinton St.
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 385-6122
The Chester County School District has approximately 6,868 students and 765 employees. The district has three elementary schools, three middle schools, three high schools, one career center and one adult education center. The school system operates with a $29.3 million budget. Sixty percent of teachers have a Master’s degree or higher. In addition to the basic program of studies, the Chester County School District offers a variety of programs designed to meet special needs. These include gifted/talented, academic assistance, state-of-the-art wireless technology computer program, two-way interactive distance learning studios at all high schools, honors classes, advanced placement, college preparatory, pre-kindergarten, full day kindergarten, career education and arts in education. The business community sponsors Communities In Schools and Junior Achievement.
Academy of Teaching and Learning 
Mary Ann McKeown and Robyn Welborn - Co-Directors
109 Hinton St.
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 385-6122
Chester County Career Center
Lee Green, Director
J. A. Cochran Bypass
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 377-1991
Chester High School
Jeff Gardner, Principal
1330 J. A. Cochran Bypass
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 377-3161
Chester Middle School
Gail Hamilton, Principal
1014 McCandless Road
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 377-8192
Chester Park Elementary School of Fine Arts
Anne Stone, Principal
835 Lancaster Hwy.
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 581-7279
Chester Park Elementary School of Inquiry
Dena Dunlap, Principal
835 Lancaster Hwy.
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 581-7282
Chester Park Elementary Center of Literacy and Technology
Kristen Langdale, Principal
835 Lancaster Hwy.
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 581-7275
Great Falls Elementary School
Jerry Digh, Principal
301 Dearborn St.
Great Falls, SC 29055
(803) 482-2214
Great Falls High School
Corey Murphy, Principal
411 Sunset Ave.
Great Falls, SC 29055
(803) 482-2210
Great Falls Middle School
W. Bernard Sumter, Principal
409 Sunset Ave.
Great Falls, SC 29055
(803) 482-2220
Lewisville Elementary School
Dr. Carl Carpenter, Principal
4006 Lewisville High School Road
Richburg, SC 29729
(803) 789-5164
Lewisville High School
Dr. James Knox, Principal
3971 Lewisville High School Road
Richburg, SC 29729
(803) 789-5131
Lewisville Middle School
H. L. Erwin, Principal
3595 Lancaster Hwy.
Richburg, SC 29729
(803) 789-5858
Student Assistance Center
Alternative School
Lydia Hall, Director
161 Columbia St.
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 581-9362
Private Schools
Hawthorne Christian Academy
790 Hawthorne Road
Chester, SC, 29706
Administrator: Michelle D. Cassady
(803) 377-8235
Holy Place Christian Academy and The Day Care
510 Patrick Street
Chester, SC 29706
Director: Mary Sanders
(803) 581-1793
Horizons Christian Academy
720 Village Dr.
Chester, SC, 29706
Administrator: Kevin Taylor
Principal: Gina Jordan
(803) 377-7000
Word & Spirit Christian Academy
126 York St.
Chester, SC, 29706
Administrator: Pastor Rae Levister
(803) 385-2026
Additional Educational Programs
Chester County Adult Education
Tim Stowe, Director
161 Columbia St.
Chester, SC 29706
Phone: 581-9324
Fax: 581-9363
Administrative Overview:
Chester County Adult Education offers citizens of Chester County a second chance to get their education. Adult Education is located beside the YMCA. The following programs are offered: alternative education, literacy, pre-graduate equivalency degree, GED, GED on-line, high school diploma, family literacy, computer literacy, Workforce Investment Act, workplace programs, English as a second language, and High School Assessment Program remediation. Adult education has partnerships with the following: Fort Lawn Community Center, Catawba Regional Council of Governments, One-Stop, Chester Housing Authority, Literacy Council of Chester, Guided Academic Preparation Program in Great Falls, Success by 6, Department of Social Services, and the Springs Close Foundation to name a few. New programs are beginning in Great Falls and Richburg. The learning center schedules are very flexible. Classes run from 9 a.m. to noon, from 1 p.m. to 4p.m. Monday thru Thursday. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
Chester County Literacy Council
Delores Fedrick, Coordinator
161 Columbia St.
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 581-9325
United Way Success By 6
Kristin Fairfax, Executive Director
161 Columbia St.
Chester, SC 29706
Phone: (803) 385-6543
Fax: 581-9363
sb6chester@truvista.net
United Way Success By 6 of Chester County is an early childhood initiative to ensure healthy, stable and contented growth of children from birth to age six when children usually enter the first grade. The strategy advocates community-appropriate quality early childhood initiatives that neither duplicate nor randomly establish services. The initiative brings together resources from multiple partners to address the needs of young children and families. A board of leaders from all sectors of the community governs Success By 6, which operates as an initiative of Chester Area United Way. Strategies supported in 2006 include:
Colleges and Universities
Clinton Junior College
1029 Crawford Rd.
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Phone: (877) 837-9645
Fax: (803) 327-3261
University of South Carolina, Lancaster
PO Box 889
476 Hubbard Dr.
Lancaster, SC 29720
(803) 313-7000
Winthrop Uniniversity
701 Oakland Avenue
Rock Hill, SC 29733
Phone: (800) WINTHROP
Fax: (803) 323-2137
York Technical College
Chester Campus
Beth Blackwell, Director
525 College Place
Chester, SC 29706
Phone: 385-5884 Fax: 581-5434
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