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Swallow School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Chenequa, and parts of Hartland, Merton and Merton.

Chenequa’s Schools page →

Students
432
Schools
1
Spent per student
$14,043
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
3%
Debt
$6.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Swallow School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 98% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the WI average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.9M, about $15,880 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 98% of the 441 Wisconsin 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
Chenequa 521

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Chenequa. Grade by grade →

PK–83 schoolsLake Country School District
9–12Arrowhead HighArrowhead Union High School District

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22
Math proficiency69%
State average 38.7% · 303 students tested
Reading / language arts66%
State average 38.1% · 303 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 100% at Arrowhead UHS School District, which runs the high school (state 90.5%) · class of 2023.

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
$14,043 per student · 15% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 39%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 24%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
451’20
465’21
464’22
445’23
432’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Asian 6%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Swallow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hartland
A+
432 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Arrowhead Union High School DistrictDelafield, Delafield, Lisbon
$14,371per student
Kettle Moraine School DistrictDelafield, Delafield
$15,101per student
Lake Country School DistrictDelafield, Nashotah
$13,175per student
Hamilton School DistrictLisbon
$13,357per student

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 Wisconsin.