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Salem, Wisconsin - 1 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Salem School District #281 of 403 districts in Wisconsin (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,399 per pupil, Salem School District ranks #292 of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending (Wisconsin districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Salem School District operates 1 public schools serving 1,000 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wisconsin. 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 Kenosha County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,399 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 422 Wisconsin districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wisconsin compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 44.9% local, 46.0% state, and 9.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 38/100, ranked #281 of 403 in Wisconsin against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 468:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.8% White, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Salem Elementary, enrolling 936 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Salem Elementary accounts for 93.6% 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 468:1 — 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 17.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Salem School District is typically wider than the Salem School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Salem School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,000 students.
How much does Salem School District spend per student?
Salem School District spends $13,399 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #281 in Wisconsin.
What is the demographic composition of Salem School District?
Salem School District students are 83.8% White, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American, 0.3% 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 38/100, ranking #281 out of 403 districts in Wisconsin.