Enrollment
379
Middle
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWANTON LOCAL·NCES 390470902775
Swanton Middle School
101 Elton Pkwy, Swanton, OH 43558 · (419) 826-4016 · Fulton County
GRADES 05–09MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
157 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 104 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 88 | 23% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
26%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Swanton Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -5.3pp since 2021
Math
73.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -7.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 73.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.2% | 79.7% |
| 2022-23 | 79.8% | 82.3% |
| 2021-22 | 76.2% | 81.4% |
% 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
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Middle School
Swanton Middle School's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swanton Middle School this school | 379 | 41.4% | 73.5% |
| Firelands Middle School Oberlin | 407 | 41.8% | 73.8% |
| Carlisle Intermediate Elementary School Carlisle | 363 | 42.7% | 61.1% |
| Bellevue Middle School Bellevue | 394 | 45.7% | 72.9% |
| Pleasant Middle School Marion | 438 | 42.5% | 65.7% |
| Mccormick Middle School Wellington | 338 | 45.3% | 54.8% |
Matched among Ohio middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #148 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #231 of 637 ▼ 103 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #218 of 637 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.6pp | #29 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #396 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #202 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.7% | #336 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #152 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #342 of 410 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
379
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 311
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 379 | 24.9 | 15.3:1 | 41% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 24.9 | 14.4:1 | 42% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 26.5 | 13.4:1 | 35% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 24 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 46% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 19 | 16.2:1 | 44% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 44% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 266 | 17 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 311 | 13 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swanton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (396 to 379); teachers down 1% (25 to 24.9).
About Swanton Middle School
Swanton Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Swanton, Ohio, administered by Swanton Local. The school teaches grades 5 through 9 and enrolls 379 students. That puts enrollment 21% below the 482-student average for middle schools in Ohio.
Swanton Local, which runs Swanton Middle School, has 3 schools and 1,111 students.
Of every 100 students at Swanton Middle School, about 86 are White. The school is also 6% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put Fulton County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 26%.
Classroom staffing at Swanton Middle School totals 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. The average for middle schools in Ohio, 17.0:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Swanton Middle School is about 41%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Swanton Middle School is 73.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 73.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Fulton County show that the median household earns about $72,864 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Fulton County, 22 public schools serve about 6,935 students.
Swanton Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. By average proficiency, Swanton Middle School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 15 students, from 394 to 379. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.3:1.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 308 students
Other schools in Swanton
- Swanton Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Swanton High SchoolHigh · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Swanton Elementary School0.6 mi · 424
- Swanton High School0.7 mi · 308
- Pike-Delta-York Middle School5.2 mi · 361
- Delta Elementary School5.3 mi · 361
- Pike-Delta-York High School5.5 mi · 359
- Whitehouse Primary School6.3 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Swanton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Swanton Middle School?
Swanton Middle School enrolls approximately 379 students in grades 05-09.
What grades does Swanton Middle School serve?
Swanton Middle School serves grades 05-09.
How many teachers does Swanton Middle School have?
Swanton Middle School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Swanton Middle School?
At Swanton Middle School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Swanton Middle School public or private?
Swanton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Swanton Local.
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