Swansea High

Swansea High operates as a small secondary school in Swansea, South Carolina, operated by Lexington 04. Current enrollment sits at 695 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 27% smaller than the state mean of about 953.

Lexington 04 comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,474 students; Swansea High is among them.

Looking at the student body, Swansea High reports that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 24% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lexington County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lexington County) records that median household income runs about $77,408, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Swansea High is one of 76 public schools in Lexington County (combined enrollment of about 64,555 students).

The closest other public school is Swansea High Freshman Academy, roughly 1.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 7%: 650 students in 2018 compared to 695 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 67% to 52%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Swansea High typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.