Swansea
1 high school and 2 elementary schools in our rankings · serves Swansea
Ranks #126 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 39%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Swansea is a town in Bristol County, located in the southeastern part of Massachusetts about 10 miles east of Fall River and roughly 45 miles south of Boston. The town sits along the Providence River and the Kickemuit River and includes a mix of residential neighborhoods, farmland, and waterfront areas. Swansea was incorporated in 1667 and is known for its Revolutionary-era history, including the 1675 King Philip's War, the 1778 Battle of Rhode Island in the surrounding area, and its historic village centers. The town's assessed home values and per capita income place it in the upper-middle range of the state's communities.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Math MCAS, in the top 37% of districts. 45% of students in grades 3–10 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 41% statewide in the same grades.
- Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 41% of districts.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 27.3% in 2022 to 15.8% in 2025.
A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank
Schools in Swansea
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Joseph Case High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
49.6% female · 50.4% male
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 150 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
10.4 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 3.2% missed 20% or more of school days
About Swansea
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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.
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