Swansea High Freshman Academy

Public high school, grade 9 · Swansea, South Carolina

Swansea High Freshman Academy in Swansea, South Carolina enrolled 274 students in 2024-25 with 18.0 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the South Carolina high-school median of 15.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50% or more of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%

262 students in 2022-23, 237 students in 2023-24, 274 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.0 to 18.0.

Students enrolled at Swansea High Freshman Academy by school year2022-23: 262, 2023-24: 237, 2024-25: 27401002003002022-232622023-242372024-25274
Students enrolled at Swansea High Freshman Academy by school year2022-23: 262, 2023-24: 237, 2024-25: 27401002003002022-232622023-242372024-25274
Students enrolled at Swansea High Freshman Academy by school year2022-23: 262, 2023-24: 237, 2024-25: 27401002003002022-232622023-242372024-25274
Students enrolled at Swansea High Freshman Academy by school year2022-23: 262, 2023-24: 237, 2024-25: 27401002003002022-232622023-242372024-25274
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326215.017.5
2023-2423717.013.9
2024-2527418.015.2

15.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 of every 100 South Carolina high schools

Among the 229 South Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; 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, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; This school 15.2; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.2state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; This school 15.2; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.2state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; This school 15.2; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.2state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; This school 15.2; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.2state median 15.7U.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).

One counselor per 254 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Swansea High Freshman Academy enrolled 254 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 63 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 254 of the 254 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions63
  • Chronically absent37.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

44.5% of students were White, 27.4% Hispanic, 21.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White44.5%
  2. Hispanic27.4%
  3. Black21.2%
  4. Two or more races5.8%
  5. American Indian0.7%
  6. 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Swansea High Freshman Academy scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250% or more29%52.1%
Math, 2022-2355‑59%21% (2021-22)43%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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 Swansea

2 public high schools in Swansea report 2024-25 enrollment; Swansea High Freshman Academy is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Swansea High69513.4100.0%
Swansea High Freshman Academy27415.2100.0%

All public schools in Swansea →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Swansea High Freshman Academy

  1. Swansea HighThe nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 695 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Pelion HighThe next nearest public high school, 8.5 miles away: 718 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).8.5 mi
  3. Compare Swansea High Freshman Academy with Swansea HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lexington 04 spends per student$13,672 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,672
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaSwansea High Freshman Academy is the number 200 by size of 240 South Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#200 of 240
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 15.7 for high schools.15.2:1
  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 Swansea High Freshman Academy

  1. How many students attend Swansea High Freshman Academy?
    274 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 262 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Swansea, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Swansea High Freshman Academy?
    15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for high schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Swansea High Freshman Academy a Title I school?
    Swansea High Freshman Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Swansea High Freshman Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Swansea High Freshman Academy scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina'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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Swansea High Freshman Academy in?
    Lexington 04, NCES district ID 4502790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450279001587 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, 2021-22 and 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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