Public schools in Salem, VA
Salem has 11 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, enrolling 5,448 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Salem City Public Schools runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Salem's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Salem | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem City Public Schools | 6 | 3,750 | $14,892 |
| Roanoke County Public Schools | 5 | 13,811 | $13,365 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Salem, 1,822 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem High | 1,202 | 9.1 | 36.0% | Salem City Public Schools |
| Glenvar High | 620 | 16.0 | 29.7% | Roanoke County Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Salem, 1,272 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lewis Middle | 839 | 17.2 | 40.0% | Salem City Public Schools |
| Glenvar Middle | 433 | 11.9 | 31.9% | Roanoke County Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
7 elementary schools in Salem, 2,354 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.W. Carver Elementary | 404 | 13.8 | 88.4% | Salem City Public Schools |
| East Salem Elementary | 378 | 12.8 | 88.1% | Salem City Public Schools |
| West Salem Elementary | 375 | 13.7 | 31.7% | Salem City Public Schools |
| Glenvar Elementary | 372 | 14.6 | 36.6% | Roanoke County Public Schools |
| South Salem Elementary | 371 | 10.2 | 33.7% | Salem City Public Schools |
| Fort Lewis Elementary | 250 | 14.3 | 17.6% | Roanoke County Public Schools |
| Mason's Cove Elementary | 204 | 9.5 | 69.6% | Roanoke County Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Salem's public schools compare with Virginia's
The median Salem school has 13.7 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Virginia median of 13.7. 27% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 37% across the state. Its median school enrolls 378 students (state 557).
| Salem | Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 378 | 557 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 27% | 37% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 27% | 64% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 11 Salem schools and the 1,845 Virginia schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Salem
- Salem City Public SchoolsRuns 6 of Salem's 11 public schools and spent $14,892 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,892
- Salem High, the largest high school in Salem1,202 students in 2024-25, 9.1 per teacher.1,202
- Compare Salem City Public Schools with Roanoke County Public SchoolsSalem's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in VirginiaVirginia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Salem addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Virginia
- Richmond95 schools
- Virginia Beach82 schools
- Alexandria55 schools
- Chesapeake45 schools
- Norfolk44 schools
- Roanoke41 schools
- Woodbridge40 schools
- Newport News39 schools
Questions about schools in Salem
How many public schools are in Salem, VA?
11 public schools with an address in Salem were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, enrolling 5,448 students.What is the largest high school in Salem?
Salem High, with 1,202 students in 2024-25 (Salem City Public Schools).Which districts run Salem's schools?
Salem City Public Schools (6 schools), Roanoke County Public Schools (5 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25