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Schools in Swansea

Swansea’s public schools

Lexington School District 4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Swansea. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above South Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in South Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 0% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
SC 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
2,450 students on the public path
In brief

Swansea’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Swansea’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Swansea High places highest (better than 49%); Sandhills Elementary lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Swansea, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KLexington Four Early Childhood CenterLexington School District 4No scores
3–4Sandhills ElementaryLexington School District 4D
7–8Sandhills Middlein GastonD
9–12Swansea HighLexington School District 4B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lexington School District 4.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lexington School District 4Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,474 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$15,026SC $15,090 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 52.1% · 1735 students tested
Math21%
State average 41% · 1727 students tested

Swansea vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Swansea’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Swansea—Lexington School District 4
GastonDLexington School District 4

Every school in Swansea

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Swanseaby address
Swansea High
High · Grades 9–12
B−
695 students13:1Rate it →
Swansea High Freshman Academy
Secondary · Grades 9
C
274 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Swanseain other towns
Lexington Four Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K
495 students13:1Rate it →
Sandhills Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–4
D
491 students13:1Rate it →
Sandhills Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Gaston
D
495 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Swansea’s schools

Are Swansea’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Swansea. Lexington School District 4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Swansea. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Swansea in?

Lexington School District 4.

Where do Swansea kids go to high school?

Swansea High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.