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Salem Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1001 N Harrison St
Salem, IN 47167
Phone
(812) 883-3808
District
Salem Community Schools
County
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
407
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.2% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Salem Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
38%
31%
39%
25%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
35%
39%
38%
20%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
37%
38%
43%
15%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 120 29.5%
Grade 7 144 35.4%
Grade 8 143 35.1%
Total 407 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.4% 95.9% 67.7%
Black 0.5% 0.4% 14.1%
Hispanic 3.8% 2.8% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 0.6% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 55.5% 54.7% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 48.2% 48.8% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.4% 5.9% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 13,236 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 62.3 190
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.4% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.3% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.3% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 21.0% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,215 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 10.6% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.5% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.0% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.5% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.6% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.2% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.0% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.0% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.0% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 11.8% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,417 $9,452,000 44.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $454 $793,000 3.8%
Staff $404 $705,000 3.3%
General Administration $626 $1,092,000 5.2%
School Administration $650 $1,135,000 5.4%
Operation $1,418 $2,475,000 11.7%
Transportation $405 $706,000 3.3%
Other $138 $241,000 1.1%
Total Support $4,096 $7,147,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,568 $4,482,000 21.3%
Total Expenditures $12,081 $21,081,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
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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