The Chichester School District (CSD) is a suburban public school district located in southeastern Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses approximately 10 square miles (26 km2), covering the Boroughs of Marcus Hook, Trainer, Lower Chichester Township, and Upper Chichester Township in Delaware County.[1] According to 2000 federal census data, Chichester School District serves a resident population of 24,648. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $20,972, while the median family income was $57,240.[2] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[3] and the United States median family income was $49,445 in 2010.[4]
Chichester School District is often incorrectly considered part of Aston, Pennsylvania 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, but commonly associated with the Aston zip-code).
Trainer Elementary School previously served the Borough of Trainer. Trainer Elementary School closed in 1984. There were plans to reopen the school in 1989,[5] but the reopening did not happen.[6] Students now attend Marcus Hook Elementary School.[7]
^"Principal's Message". Marcus Hook Elementary School. Retrieved December 29, 2023. Dear Marcus Hook & Trainer Families,[...]so our proud communities of Trainer and Marcus Hook can join together in one community school[...]