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Swanville Secondary

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Swanville Secondary ranks 200 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 56% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Swanville Secondary is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Swanville, Minnesota, with a student population of 151. The school is part of the Swanville Public School District, which is ranked 283 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Swanville Secondary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past 10 years, ranging from a high of 51 out of 472 schools in 2021-2022 to a low of 350 out of 476 schools in 2022-2023. The school's graduation rates have been relatively stable, ranging from 81.2% to 90.3% over the past 5 years, which is on par with or slightly higher than the nearby Browerville Secondary (84.2%) and Little Falls Senior High (84.2%). Swanville Secondary's dropout rates have also been relatively stable, ranging from 3.2% to 6.2% over the past 5 years, which is lower than the nearby schools.

In terms of test scores, Swanville Secondary has shown some strengths, with higher proficiency rates than the state in 7th grade math (50% vs 40.86%) and 7th grade reading (44.44% vs 46.19%) in 2024-2025. However, the school struggled in 8th grade math (28% vs 41.95%) and 8th grade reading (28% vs 45.97%). Additionally, Swanville Secondary has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 32.67% to 35.1% over the past 3 years, which is higher than the nearby Holdingford Secondary (20.66%) and Upsala Secondary (29.75%), but lower than Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Secondary (65.96%).

152

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,309

Per pupil spending ?

38.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

602 Degraff Ave
Swanville, MN 56382-0098

(320) 547-5100

District: Swanville Public School District

Feeder schools for Swanville Secondary:

Elementary:

Swanville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 89th percentile in 2022 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Minnesota median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 89th-percentile peak (2022) to 56th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg32%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

286^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

200^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

283^rd of 446Swanville Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	286 of 519	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	445 of 545	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	358 of 529	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	341 of 520	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	369 of 521	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	311 of 533	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	366 of 518	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	48.0	297 of 523	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.6	364 of 508	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	60.7	199 of 516	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.5	127 of 490	74.1%	★★★★☆
2013	41.9	320 of 488	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.6	326 of 469	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.4	367 of 478	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.4	312 of 454	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.9	116 of 230	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.8	204 of 409	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	37.9	301 of 403	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.8	287 of 406	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.8	324 of 396	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	76.9	85 of 387	78.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	24.8	381 of 474	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	268 of 455	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	312 of 467	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	350 of 443	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	14.1	437 of 473	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	262 of 399	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	252 of 401	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	318 of 452	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	411 of 479	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	358 of 464	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	319 of 476	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	296 of 437	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	273 of 454	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	330 of 438	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	326 of 415	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	402 of 440	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	360 of 436	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	377 of 438	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	363 of 422	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	334 of 428	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	376 of 428	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	200 of 450	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	195 of 480	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	350 of 476	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	82.9	51 of 472	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	161 of 428	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	272 of 492	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	267 of 494	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	65.0	191 of 489	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.4	226 of 489	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.9	295 of 504	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.0	205 of 483	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.4	276 of 534	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.6	234 of 539	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.1	298 of 545	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.4	247 of 540	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.5	137 of 234	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.6	345 of 460	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	53.7	267 of 463	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.4	307 of 450	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.6	353 of 452	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	47.0	332 of 433	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	55.7	192 of 403	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.6	330 of 396	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	238 of 377	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.1	173 of 405	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	9.9	370 of 398	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	64.9	121 of 351	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	306 of 411	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	240 of 376	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	238 of 402	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	337 of 398	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	73.8	72 of 401	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.9	183 of 364	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	294 of 412	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	278 of 414	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Male (2025)30th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-23 vs school

Female (2024)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)8th percentile-11 vs school

High school

Female (2024)52nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading39%-11 vs state

Math38%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Swanville Secondary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Swanville Secondary	Public	7-12	602 Degraff Ave	Swanville	56382	Morrison County	Swanville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 547-5100	152	11	14.4	38.8%	140 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	60.1	200^th of 450 public high schools	55.6%		62.2	195^th of 480 public high schools	59.4%	5	50.0	28.0	40.9	38.5	44.4	28.0	44.4	38.6	$13,309
Upsala Secondary	Public	7-12	415 S Main St	Upsala	56384	Morrison County	Upsala Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 573-2174	146	13	10.8	21.9%	144 (98.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78.8	88^th of 450 public high schools	80.4%		64	182^nd of 480 public high schools	62.1%	94	20.0	30.8	29.2	27.7	66.7	42.3	80.7	63.9	$13,052
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Secondary	Public	7-12	510 9th St NE	Long Prairie	56347	Todd County	Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 732-2194	466	37	12.7	65.9%	203 (43.6%)	1 (0.2%)	249 (53.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	6 (1.3%)	19.5	381^st of 450 public high schools	15.3%		31.6	348^th of 480 public high schools	27.5%	33	10.7	16.1	12.9	13.2	11.9	15.9	29.3	18.7	$12,657
Little Falls Continuing Education	Public	9-12	1001 5th Ave SE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 632-7951	112	4	25.7	56.3%	102 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.4%)	9.7	420^th of 450 public high schools	6.7%		8.4	441^st of 480 public high schools	8.1%	21			0.0	0.0			26.3	26.3	$12,208
Little Falls Senior High	Public	9-12	1001 5th Ave SE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 616-2200	747	48	15.6	33.3%	671 (89.8%)	13 (1.7%)	25 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.1%)	39.4	299^th of 450 public high schools	33.6%		42.4	301^st of 480 public high schools	37.3%	2			26.0	26.0			37.7	37.7	$12,380
Holdingford Secondary	Public	7-12	900 5th St	Holdingford	56340	Stearns County	Holdingford Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 746-2221	509	23	22.1	27.1%	493 (96.9%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	50.9	249^th of 450 public high schools	44.7%		54.9	233^rd of 480 public high schools	51.5%	16	37.3	31.0	38.2	35.2	26.5	31.8	30.0	29.6	$10,202
Alternative Learning Center - Holdingford	Public	7-12	900 5th St	Holdingford	56340	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 746-2196	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mid State Educational District Steps Trans. Prog	Public	12	15770 18th Street NE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Mid-State Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 631-2500	4	1	4.0		3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)
WIN-High School	Public	9-12	15770 18th Street NE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Mid-State Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 631-2500	14	3	4.2	78.6%	9 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)
MSED PAES Lab	Public	9-12	15770 18th Street NE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Mid-State Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 631-2500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Swanville Secondary

What schools feed into Swanville Secondary?

Swanville Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Swanville Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Swanville Secondary?

Students at Swanville Secondary are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Swanville Secondary a good school?

Swanville Secondary ranks 200^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Swanville Secondary in?

Swanville Public School District

How many students attend Swanville Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 152 students attended Swanville Secondary.

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