Swanson Elementary Primary School
507 North Gulkana
Palmer AK, 99645, Matanuska Susitna County
Phone: 907-861-5300
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 449 | 477 | 476 | 465 | 453 | 435 | 458 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 41 | 9.1% | 49 | 10.3% | 31 | 6.5% | 35 | 7.5% | 20 | 4.4% | 13 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 135 | 30.1% | 149 | 31.2% | 135 | 28.4% | 149 | 32.0% | 154 | 34.0% | 124 | 28.5% | 154 | 33.6% |
| Grade 1: | 145 | 32.3% | 130 | 27.3% | 152 | 31.9% | 153 | 32.9% | 127 | 28.0% | 151 | 34.7% | 155 | 33.8% |
| Grade 2: | 128 | 28.5% | 149 | 31.2% | 158 | 33.2% | 128 | 27.5% | 152 | 33.6% | 147 | 33.8% | 138 | 30.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 237 | 52.8% | 266 | 55.8% | 248 | 52.1% | 238 | 51.2% | 221 | 48.8% | 220 | 50.6% | 208 | 45.4% |
| Female: | 212 | 47.2% | 211 | 44.2% | 228 | 47.9% | 227 | 48.8% | 232 | 51.2% | 215 | 49.4% | 220 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 100 | 22.3% | 97 | 20.3% | 91 | 19.1% | 50 | 10.8% | 41 | 9.1% | 42 | 9.7% | 41 | 9.0% |
| Asian: | 15 | 3.3% | 13 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 4.2% | 13 | 2.7% | 14 | 2.9% | 7 | 1.5% | 13 | 2.9% | 13 | 3.0% | 16 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 10 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.5% | 18 | 3.8% | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.5% | 12 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.0% |
| White: | 295 | 65.7% | 330 | 69.2% | 332 | 69.7% | 371 | 79.8% | 367 | 81.0% | 342 | 78.6% | 363 | 79.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 10 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.5% | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 22 | 4.7% | 21 | 4.6% | 21 | 4.8% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 176 | 39.2% | 171 | 35.8% | 156 | 32.8% | 128 | 27.5% | 123 | 27.2% | 128 | 29.4% | 106 | 23.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 5.1% | 22 | 4.6% | 26 | 5.5% | 32 | 6.9% | 29 | 6.4% | 33 | 7.6% | 46 | 10.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.50 | 22.44 | 19.06 | 16.61 | 15.62 | 15.00 | 16.50 | |||||||