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Swink School District 33

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Swink, and parts of La Junta.

Swink’s Schools page →

Students
290
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,030
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$0.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Swink School District 33

  • Its letter, A: results better than 92% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.7M, about $2,379 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 92% of the 169 Colorado school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Swink. Grade by grade →

K–5Swink Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 31.8% · 160 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 44.9% · 160 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 82.7% · 22 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,030 per student · 1% above CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 69%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
313’20
311’21
314’22
302’23
290’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 78%Hispanic 17%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Colorado.