Swanton High School

Swanton High School is one of the close-knit four-year high schools in Swanton, Ohio, one of the schools within Swanton Local, with 308 students on its rolls from grades 8 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 45% below typical.

Swanton High School is one of 3 schools operated by Swanton Local, a district that educates 1,111 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Swanton High School shows that nearly all students (84%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 50% of students at Swanton High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Swanton High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Fulton County put median household earnings sit near $72,864, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Swanton High School is one of 22 public schools in Fulton County (combined enrollment of about 6,935 students).

Nearest neighbor: Swanton Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Swanton High School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 79.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 21%: 388 students in 2018 compared to 308 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 90% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.