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Salem, Connecticut - 1 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Salem School District #77 of 174 districts in Connecticut (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,062 per pupil, Salem School District ranks #85 of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending (Connecticut districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Salem School District operates 1 public schools serving 401 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Connecticut. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,062 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 191 Connecticut districts by per-pupil spending. See how Connecticut compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 66.2% local, 29.9% state, and 3.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 53/100, ranked #77 of 174 in Connecticut against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 389:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.7% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Salem Elementary School, enrolling 389 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Salem Elementary School accounts for 97.0% of all Salem School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Salem School District a distant remainder — means Salem School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Salem School District student-counselor ratio is 389:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Salem School District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.5% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Salem School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 401 students.
How much does Salem School District spend per student?
Salem School District spends $24,062 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #77 in Connecticut.
What is the demographic composition of Salem School District?
Salem School District students are 81.7% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Salem School District?
Salem School District has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #77 out of 174 districts in Connecticut.