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Salem High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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
400 Spartan Dr
Salem, VA 24153
Phone
(540) 387-2437
District
Salem City Public Schools
County
SALEM CITY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1227
Classroom Teachers
102

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.4% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

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

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
87%
81%
90%
85%
83%
77%
    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
12
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 304 24.8%
Grade 10 329 26.8%
Grade 11 295 24.0%
Grade 12 299 24.4%
Total 1227 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.2% 71.8% 48.2%
Black 15.4% 15.6% 23.2%
Hispanic 8.9% 9.8% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 2.6% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 39.1% 47.9% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 35.5% 44.7% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.7% 3.2% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 25,372 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,748.0 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.7% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.2% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.8% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 19.3% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,045 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 7.8% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.9% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.5% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.5% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.5% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.1% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.4% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.6% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,091 $30,342,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $565 $2,118,000 3.4%
Staff $691 $2,590,000 4.1%
General Administration $266 $997,000 1.6%
School Administration $636 $2,385,000 3.8%
Operation $988 $3,705,000 5.9%
Transportation $416 $1,561,000 2.5%
Other $221 $829,000 1.3%
Total Support $3,783 $14,185,000 22.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,905 $18,395,000 29.2%
Total Expenditures $16,779 $62,922,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
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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