Swansea, Massachusetts
The Swansea Schools by the Numbers
A snapshot of one single-town district that educates about 1,973 students in six schools. Detailed figures come from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
District Snapshot
Sources: Massachusetts DESE, school and district profiles.
High needs is a state count, not a score. It includes every student who is from a low income household, learning English, or receiving special education services, and counts each one only once. The median across all 396 Massachusetts districts is 46.7 percent.
The Six Schools
The state register lists six schools in this district, and two of them carry names that come straight out of the town’s own story.
- Joseph Case High
- Joseph Case Jr High
- Elizabeth S Brown
- Gardner
- Joseph G Luther
- Mark G Hoyle Elementary
Those are the names exactly as the state register prints them.
Mark G Hoyle Elementary is named for the Swansea student who in 1985 became the first child known to have AIDS admitted to a public school in the United States. A new Joseph Case Junior High School is the largest question on the warrant of the Special Town Meeting called for October 19, 2026.
District Overview
| District | Swansea |
| Enrollment | 1,973 |
| Schools | 6 |
| High school | Joseph Case High School |
Student Population
For the precise current breakdown, see the DESE district profile.
| English learners | 1.3% |
| First language not English | 3.1% |
| Students with disabilities | 19.8% |
| Low income | 25.9% |
| High needs | 37.7% |
| Per-pupil spending (in-district) | $17,343.10 |
| Per-pupil spending (total) | $17,966.86 |
Academic Performance & Context
Swansea’s four-year graduation rate was 93.0%, against a statewide figure of 89.3%. MCAS results, graduation rates, and accountability data are published and updated each year by DESE. Because these change annually, this guide links to the live state profile rather than reprinting numbers that quickly go stale.
Sources
MA DESE, Swansea Student Profile (code 02920000). Accessed 2026.