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Swanson Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 2

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
507 N Gulkana
Palmer, AK 99645
Phone
(907) 861-5300
District
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
County
MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
343
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alaska

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all AK schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Swanson Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

40 30 20 10 0
No Data
28%
No Data
32%
No Data
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
15
19
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 106 30.9%
Grade 1 118 34.4%
Grade 2 119 34.7%
Total 343 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.2% 79.6% 55.2%
Black 0.3% 0.7% 2.7%
Hispanic 8.5% 9.2% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 1.2% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 13.6% 9.3% 27.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.1% 45.8% 39.2%
Free lunch eligible 39.9% 41.2% 36.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.1% 4.6% 2.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 110,677 733,406
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4.5 1
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.9% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.9% 36.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.6% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.3% 13.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 39,682 267,865
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.3% 93.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.3% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.3% 25.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.6% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.0% 13.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.6% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.5% 12.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.9% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 6.1% 6.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,082 $176,391,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,848 $35,896,000 9.9%
Staff $582 $11,298,000 3.1%
General Administration $72 $1,396,000 0.4%
School Administration $1,161 $22,545,000 6.2%
Operation $1,247 $24,227,000 6.7%
Transportation $941 $18,282,000 5.0%
Other $738 $14,331,000 4.0%
Total Support $6,590 $127,975,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,983 $57,931,000 16.0%
Total Expenditures $18,655 $362,297,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,345 $1,352,382,000 48.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,486 $194,264,000 7.0%
Staff $1,877 $245,342,000 8.9%
General Administration $262 $34,292,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,165 $152,285,000 5.5%
Operation $2,261 $295,609,000 10.7%
Transportation $563 $73,651,000 2.7%
Other $816 $106,624,000 3.8%
Total Support $8,431 $1,102,067,000 39.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,421 $316,542,000 11.4%
Total Expenditures $21,197 $2,770,991,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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