Jireh Swift

Jireh Swift operates as a cozy elementary school in New Bedford, Massachusetts, operated by New Bedford. Current enrollment sits at 204 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 46% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

New Bedford comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 12,505 students; Jireh Swift is among them.

On demographics, Jireh Swift lists that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, Bristol County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,625 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bristol County's 142 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students), Jireh Swift is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Normandin Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jireh Swift.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 215 students in 2018 compared to 204 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 73% to 49%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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