Salem Community High School

Listed by NCES as Salem CHSD 600 (district ID 1735190)

Public school district · Marion County · Illinois · NCES district ID 1735190

Salem Community High School spent $11,654 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 97% of the other Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,409). Its one school enrolled 706 students in 2024-25; 39.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,301 per student, up 5.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Illinois: 87.6%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Illinois districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Salem Community High School in enrollment (711 to 752 students) and Salem Community High School itself.

Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Salem Community High School, FY23Amboy Community Unit School District #272 $17,197; East Alton SD 13 $17,061; Somonauk CUSD 432 $16,983; Eastland CUSD 308 $16,381; Central A & M CUD 21 $16,338; West Central CUSD 235 $16,113; Forrestville Valley CUSD 221 $15,844; River Grove SD 85-5 $15,588; Millstadt CCSD 160 $14,006; Salem Community High School $11,654; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12k14k16k18kAmboy Community Unit School Di…$17,197East Alton SD 13$17,061Somonauk CUSD 432$16,983Eastland CUSD 308$16,381Central A & M CUD 21$16,338West Central CUSD 235$16,113Forrestville Valley CUSD 221$15,844River Grove SD 85-5$15,588Millstadt CCSD 160$14,006Salem Community High School$11,654State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Salem Community High School, FY23Amboy Community Unit School District #272 $17,197; East Alton SD 13 $17,061; Somonauk CUSD 432 $16,983; Eastland CUSD 308 $16,381; Central A & M CUD 21 $16,338; West Central CUSD 235 $16,113; Forrestville Valley CUSD 221 $15,844; River Grove SD 85-5 $15,588; Millstadt CCSD 160 $14,006; Salem Community High School $11,654; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k12k14k16k18kAmboy Community Unit School Distric…$17,197East Alton SD 13$17,061Somonauk CUSD 432$16,983Eastland CUSD 308$16,381Central A & M CUD 21$16,338West Central CUSD 235$16,113Forrestville Valley CUSD 221$15,844River Grove SD 85-5$15,588Millstadt CCSD 160$14,006Salem Community High School$11,654State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Salem Community High School, FY23Amboy Community Unit School District #272 $17,197; East Alton SD 13 $17,061; Somonauk CUSD 432 $16,983; Eastland CUSD 308 $16,381; Central A & M CUD 21 $16,338; West Central CUSD 235 $16,113; Forrestville Valley CUSD 221 $15,844; River Grove SD 85-5 $15,588; Millstadt CCSD 160 $14,006; Salem Community High School $11,654; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k14k18kAmboy Community Unit School District #272$17,197East Alton SD 13$17,061Somonauk CUSD 432$16,983Eastland CUSD 308$16,381Central A & M CUD 21$16,338West Central CUSD 235$16,113Forrestville Valley CUSD 221$15,844River Grove SD 85-5$15,588Millstadt CCSD 160$14,006Salem Community High School$11,654State median, under 1,000 students $16,409
Current spending per student, Illinois districts closest in size to Salem Community High School, FY23Amboy Community Unit School District #272 $17,197; East Alton SD 13 $17,061; Somonauk CUSD 432 $16,983; Eastland CUSD 308 $16,381; Central A & M CUD 21 $16,338; West Central CUSD 235 $16,113; Forrestville Valley CUSD 221 $15,844; River Grove SD 85-5 $15,588; Millstadt CCSD 160 $14,006; Salem Community High School $11,654; State median, under 1,000 students $16,409.10k14k18kAmboy Community Unit School District #2…$17,197East Alton SD 13$17,061Somonauk CUSD 432$16,983Eastland CUSD 308$16,381Central A & M CUD 21$16,338West Central CUSD 235$16,113Forrestville Valley CUSD 221$15,844River Grove SD 85-5$15,588Millstadt CCSD 160$14,006Salem Community High School$11,654State median, under 1,000 students $16,409

Where the money came from

$12,426,000 in revenue: 39.1% state, 53.6% local and 7.3% federal. Total spending including $7,190,000 of capital outlay was $16,550,000, or $22,609 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Salem Community High School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,854,000; Local $6,660,000; Federal $912,000; total $12,426,000.
  • State$4,854,000 39%
  • Local$6,660,000 54%
  • Federal$912,000 7%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 468 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

732 students in 2022-23, 714 students in 2023-24, 706 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Salem Community High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 732, 2023-24: 714, 2024-25: 70602004006008002022-237322023-247142024-25706
Salem Community High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 732, 2023-24: 714, 2024-25: 70602004006008002022-237322023-247142024-25706
Salem Community High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 732, 2023-24: 714, 2024-25: 70602004006008002022-237322023-247142024-25706
Salem Community High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 732, 2023-24: 714, 2024-25: 70602004006008002022-237322023-247142024-25706

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2373244.316.5
2023-2471444.616.0
2024-2570644.315.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Salem Community High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIllinoisStudents tested
Reading and language arts20-24%29.9%149

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

85-89% of the 159 students in Salem Community High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIllinois
Four-year graduation rate85‑89%87.6%
Students in the class159149,998

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 706 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Salem Community High School70615.9not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Salem Community High School

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Salem Community High School

  1. Illinois districts by spending per studentSalem Community High School ranks 455 of 468 Illinois districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,654).#455 of 468
  2. Every school district in IllinoisSalem Community High School is the number 479 by size of 865 Illinois districts, with 732 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#479 of 865
  3. Central A & M CUD 21The next larger Illinois district: 737 students in fall 2022, $16,338 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,338
  4. East Alton SD 13The next smaller Illinois district: 716 students in fall 2022, $17,061 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,061
  5. Compare Salem Community High School with Central A & M CUD 21Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Salem Community High School, its largest high school706 students in 2024-25, 15.9 per teacher.706
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Salem Community High School

  1. How many schools and students are in Salem Community High School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 706 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Salem Community High School spend per student?
    $11,654 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Illinois median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,409 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,301 per student, up 5.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Salem Community High School's money come from?
    $12,426,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 39.1% state, 53.6% local and 7.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Salem Community High School live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 128 of the 873 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Salem Community High School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Salem Community High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading, against 29.9% in reading across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Salem Community High School?
    85-89% of the 159 students in Salem Community High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.6% across Illinois. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Salem Community High School's NCES district ID?
    1735190. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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