Swint Elementary School

Swint Elementary School, a medium-sized primary school in Jonesboro, Georgia, overseen by Clayton County, enrolls 544 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 68 schools in Clayton County (51,326 students total), Swint Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Swint Elementary School records that Black students make up the majority at 69%; the rest consists of 25% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Swint Elementary School reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at Swint Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Swint Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 24.2%.

Across the wider county, census data for Clayton County shows median household income runs about $59,806, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clayton County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students), Swint Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Kendrick Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Swint Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Swint Elementary School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 19.0%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Swint Elementary School has ticked down 24%, going from 718 students in 2018 to 544 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Swint Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.