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Purnell Swett High

Regular School · Pembroke, NC

Purnell Swett High is a regular school school in Pembroke, North Carolina, serving grades 09–12 with 1,583 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.2:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
1,583
Teachers (FTE)
87.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
18.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
American Indian / Alaska Native 1,244 79%
Black or African American 147 9%
Hispanic/Latino 86 5%
Two or more races 67 4%
White 36 2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0%
Asian 1 0%
Total enrollment 1,583 788M / 795F

English Language Learners: 19 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 46.0% +4.1pp 41.9% 316
Reading Proficiency 34.0% -12.9pp 46.9% 361
Science Proficiency 26.0% — 296
4-Year Graduation Rate 89.0% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (1)
24 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
118 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
312
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
345
21.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
741
46.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,583 100%

Contact & Location

PO Box 1210

Pembroke, NC 28372

Phone: (910)521-3253

http://www.robeson.k12.nc.us/schools.cfm?id=swett&schoolid=420

District

Public Schools of Robeson County

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,134

District enrollment: 21,206

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370393002102

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD