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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWANVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273828001671

SWANVILLE SECONDARY

602 DEGRAFF AVE, SWANVILLE, MN 56382 · (320) 547-5100 · Morrison County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL152 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Minnesota public high schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools

Enrollment
152
High
DISTRICT 184 · STATE 371
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
59 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 71913%
Grade 82718%
Grade 93120%
Grade 102718%
Grade 112214%
Grade 122617%
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
14092%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
85%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Two+
43%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
8455%
Female
6845%

School pathway

Feeds from
SWANVILLE ELEMENTARYPK–06
Based on grade levels within SWANVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
38.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
38.5%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.

Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like SWANVILLE SECONDARY

SWANVILLE SECONDARY's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
SWANVILLE SECONDARY this school15238.8%35.1%
Brandon-Evansville High School
BRANDON
15837.3%59.5%
HENNING SECONDARY
HENNING
17135.7%36.9%
WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY
WILLOW RIVER
20538.5%36.7%
HARBOR CITY INTERNATIONAL CHARTER
DULUTH
19441.2%63.2%
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY
LITTLEFORK
18641.4%31.3%
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where SWANVILLE SECONDARY ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Morrison County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
35.1%#247 of 397N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
38.5%#147 of 401N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
38.6%#291 of 397N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
152#382 of 764#4 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
38.8%#198 of 444#2 of 6
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
152
+10 (+7%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2515210.514.4:139% (59)
2023-241519.715.6:135% (53)
2022-2315310.514.5:134% (52)
2020-21142915.8:129% (41)
2017-181439.614.9:133% (47)
2015-16119814.9:129% (35)
2010-111711115.6:147% (81)
2000-011561411.1:136% (56)
1990-912061020.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SWANVILLE SECONDARY.

Since 2017-18: students up 6% (143 to 152); teachers up 9% (9.6 to 10.5).

About SWANVILLE SECONDARY

This page covers SWANVILLE SECONDARY, a small high school in SWANVILLE, Minnesota. The school serves 152 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Minnesota is roughly 371 students; this school is 59% smaller than that.

The district, SWANVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, operates 2 schools serving 367 students.

At SWANVILLE SECONDARY, White students make up 92% of the student body. It is also 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 95% White share among all Morrison County residents. By the diversity index, SWANVILLE SECONDARY comes in at 15%.

Teachers at the school number 10.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.4:1. The 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.

Measured against Minnesota public high schools, SWANVILLE SECONDARY receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, SWANVILLE SECONDARY would score about 44.2%. It scores 35.1%, 9.1 points below that figure.

SWANVILLE SECONDARY is located in Morrison County, where median household income is about $69,446, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. SWANVILLE SECONDARY is one of 28 public schools in Morrison County, which together enroll about 5,330 students.

The closest public school, SWANVILLE ELEMENTARY, is less than a tenth of a mile from SWANVILLE SECONDARY. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, SWANVILLE SECONDARY ranks 4th on average proficiency.

Federal data place SWANVILLE SECONDARY in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 142 to 152. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.4:1) than in 2020-21 (15.8:1).

The SWANVILLE SECONDARY community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Morrison County at a glance

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Population
34,249
Census ACS
Median income
$69,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
5,330 students

Quick facts

School name
SWANVILLE SECONDARY
District
SWANVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
602 DEGRAFF AVE, SWANVILLE, MN 56382
Phone
(320) 547-5100
County
Morrison County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
152
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
14.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
59 (39%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
273828001671
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SWANVILLE SECONDARY
What is the total enrollment at SWANVILLE SECONDARY?
SWANVILLE SECONDARY enrolls approximately 152 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does SWANVILLE SECONDARY serve?
SWANVILLE SECONDARY serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does SWANVILLE SECONDARY have?
SWANVILLE SECONDARY employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is SWANVILLE SECONDARY?
SWANVILLE SECONDARY reports a student body of 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees SWANVILLE SECONDARY?
SWANVILLE SECONDARY is overseen by SWANVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Morrison County.
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