📍 507 N Gulkana, Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 99645
Swanson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The school has 406 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
Swanson Elementary enrolls 406 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 17% Two or more races and 9.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 266 | 66% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 17% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 38 | 9.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
183 of the school's 406 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Swanson Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Swanson Elementary is one of 49 schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, based in Palmer, Alaska. The district serves 19,495 students district-wide and employs 998 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 406 students, Swanson Elementary is close to the district average of about 398 students per school.
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