Swartz Creek High School

Located at 1 DRAGON DR, in SWARTZ CREEK, Michigan, Swartz Creek High School is a substantial high school that hosts 996 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Swartz Creek Community Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 117% larger than the state mean of about 460.

Within Swartz Creek Community Schools, which oversees 8 schools and 3,483 students, Swartz Creek High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Swartz Creek High School lists that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 10% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Swartz Creek High School reports 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.2:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Genesee County's rate of about 61%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Genesee County put the typical household earns roughly $62,281 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Genesee County runs 158 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students), of which Swartz Creek High School is one.

Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Swartz Creek High School has contracted 14%, going from 1,159 students in 2018 to 996 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 82% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.

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