Swiftwater Interm Sch

Swiftwater Interm Sch is one of the reasonably sized junior highs in Swiftwater, Pennsylvania, part of Pocono Mountain SD, with 737 students on its rolls from grades 4 through 6. That puts it 24% above the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Across the 9 schools in Pocono Mountain SD (7,781 students total), Swiftwater Interm Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Swiftwater Interm Sch lists that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 27% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Monroe County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Swiftwater Interm Sch records 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Swiftwater Interm Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Monroe County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Swiftwater Interm Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Monroe County put median household earnings sit near $83,565, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Monroe County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,752 students), Swiftwater Interm Sch is one campus in the mix.

Pocono Mountain East JHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Swiftwater Interm Sch. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Swiftwater Interm Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 45.2%.

Swiftwater Interm Sch operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 19%: 913 students in 2018 compared to 737 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 59% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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