Swan Falls High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Meridian, Idaho

Swan Falls High School in Meridian, Idaho enrolled 225 students in 2024-25 with 15.1 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Idaho high-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22. On the state tests, 20-29% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Idaho: 40.6%).

Enrollment rose 181% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

80 students in 2022-23, 246 students in 2023-24, 225 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.5 to 15.1.

Students enrolled at Swan Falls High School by school year2022-23: 80, 2023-24: 246, 2024-25: 22501002003002022-23802023-242462024-25225
Students enrolled at Swan Falls High School by school year2022-23: 80, 2023-24: 246, 2024-25: 22501002003002022-23802023-242462024-25225
Students enrolled at Swan Falls High School by school year2022-23: 80, 2023-24: 246, 2024-25: 22501002003002022-23802023-242462024-25225
Students enrolled at Swan Falls High School by school year2022-23: 80, 2023-24: 246, 2024-25: 22501002003002022-23802023-242462024-25225
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238016.54.8
2023-24246not reportednot reported
2024-2522515.115.0

15.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 of every 100 Idaho high schools

Among the 196 Idaho high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Idaho high schools, 2024-25196 values from 4.5 to 53.4; Swan Falls High School 15.0; state median 15.8.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSwan Falls High School 15.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Idaho high schools, 2024-25196 values from 4.5 to 53.4; Swan Falls High School 15.0; state median 15.8.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSwan Falls High School 15.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Idaho high schools, 2024-25196 values from 4.5 to 53.4; Swan Falls High School 15.0; state median 15.8.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSwan Falls High School 15.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Idaho high schools, 2024-25196 values from 4.5 to 53.4; Swan Falls High School 15.0; state median 15.8.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSwan Falls High School 15.0state median 15.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Swan Falls High School enrolled 146 students and reported no counselor; it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent6.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

74.2% of students were White, 20.4% Hispanic, 3.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White74.2%
  2. Hispanic20.4%
  3. Black3.1%
  4. Two or more races1.8%
  5. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Swan Falls High School scored proficient or above: 20-29% in math, against 40.6% in math across Idaho. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Idaho, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIdaho
Math20‑29%34% (2021-22)40.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

High schools in Meridian

14 public high schools in Meridian report 2024-25 enrollment; Swan Falls High School is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mountain View High School2,46321.718.8%
Owyhee High School1,88422.712.6%
Rocky Mountain High School1,84823.011.4%
Meridian High School1,77418.824.9%
Renaissance High School66215.113.9%
Insight School of Idaho26238.8not reported
Idaho Fine Arts Academy26016.215.0%
Swan Falls High School22515.021.3%

All public schools in Meridian →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Swan Falls High School

  1. Kuna High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 1,624 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Initial Point High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.9 miles away: 104 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Swan Falls High School with Kuna High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Kuna Joint District spends per student$8,614 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$8,614
  5. The largest public schools in IdahoSwan Falls High School is the number 103 by size of 205 Idaho high schools open in 2024-25.#103 of 205
  6. Idaho schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 15.8 for high schools.15.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Swan Falls High School

  1. How many students attend Swan Falls High School?
    225 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 80 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Meridian, ID.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Swan Falls High School?
    15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Idaho median for high schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Swan Falls High School a Title I school?
    Swan Falls High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Swan Falls High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Swan Falls High School scored proficient or above: 20-29% in math, against 40.6% in math across Idaho. Idaho's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Swan Falls High School in?
    Kuna Joint District, NCES district ID 1601770. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160177001127 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22