Enrollment
308
High
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWANTON LOCAL·NCES 390470902778
Swanton High School
601 N Main St, Swanton, OH 43558 · (419) 826-3045 · Fulton County
GRADES 08–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Ohio public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
155 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 43%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 94 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 87 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 66 | 21% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 54% · US 70%
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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
69.4%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.3pp since 2021
Math
56.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.4% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.5% | 50.5% |
| 2022-23 | 52.8% | 48.9% |
| 2021-22 | 69.7% | 50.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Swanton High School
Swanton High School's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swanton High School this school | 308 | 50.3% | 64.2% |
| Lakota High School Kansas | 262 | 44.7% | 60.0% |
| Genoa Area High School Genoa | 369 | 52.3% | 69.9% |
| Jefferson Area Sr High School Jefferson | 427 | 52.7% | 71.8% |
| Mt Gilead High School Mount Gilead | 274 | 46.4% | 73.6% |
| Pike-Delta-York High School Delta | 359 | 42.9% | 77.2% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Swanton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #291 of 403 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #293 of 776 ▲ 45 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #322 of 774 ▲ 73 | #5 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #418 of 742 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #600 of 888 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #278 of 739 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #329 of 749 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #168 of 435 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #99 of 484 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
308
-40 (-11%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 308 | 20.3 | 15.1:1 | 50% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 20.5 | 15.9:1 | 52% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 19.1 | 18.0:1 | 50% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 19 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 21 | 18.5:1 | 36% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 20 | 20.4:1 | 49% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 42% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 12% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 632 | 32 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swanton High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (388 to 308); teachers down 3% (21 to 20.3).
About Swanton High School
Families in Swanton, Ohio, are served by Swanton High School, a small high school. The school's enrollment of 308 students covers grades 8 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Ohio average about 565 students each.
Swanton High School is one of 3 schools in Swanton Local, which enrolls 1,111 students in total.
White students are the large majority at Swanton High School, with 84% of enrollment. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Swanton High School has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.1:1. For comparison, high schools in Ohio average 17.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 50%.
Measured against Ohio public high schools, Swanton High School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Ohio schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Swanton High School's results are 5.6 points below predicted: 64.2% against 69.8%.
Fulton County census figures show that median household income is about $72,864, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Swanton High School is among the 22 public schools in Fulton County.
The school nearest to Swanton High School is Swanton Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of Swanton High School, there are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Swanton High School is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Swanton High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 348 in 2020-21 and 308 in 2024-25, a decrease of 40 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.1:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Swanton High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,240
Census ACS
Median income
$72,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,935 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Swanton Local
- Swanton Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Swanton Middle SchoolMiddle · 379 students
Other schools in Swanton
- Swanton Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Swanton Middle SchoolMiddle · 379 students
Nearby schools
- Swanton Elementary School0.5 mi · 424
- Swanton Middle School0.7 mi · 379
- Pike-Delta-York Middle School5.0 mi · 361
- Delta Elementary School5.0 mi · 361
- Pike-Delta-York High School5.2 mi · 359
- Whitehouse Primary School6.9 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Swanton High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Swanton High School?
Swanton High School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Swanton High School serve?
Swanton High School serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Swanton High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Swanton High School is approximately 15.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Swanton High School?
At Swanton High School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Swanton High School in?
Swanton High School is part of Swanton Local.
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