North Salem High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Salem, Oregon
North Salem High School in Salem, Oregon enrolled 2,107 students in 2024-25 with 104.7 full-time teachers, 20.1 students per teacher against the Oregon high-school median of 18.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 9% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 77% (Oregon: 81.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
2,239 students in 2022-23, 2,176 students in 2023-24, 2,107 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 105.0 to 104.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,239 | 105.0 | 21.3 |
| 2023-24 | 2,176 | 106.7 | 20.4 |
| 2024-25 | 2,107 | 104.7 | 20.1 |
20.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Oregon high schools
Among the 250 Oregon high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
7 AP courses and one counselor per 429 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North Salem High School enrolled 2,147 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 161 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses7
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 429 of the 2,147 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions161
- Chronically absent75.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.7% of students were Hispanic, 20.1% White, 5.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic64.7%
- White20.1%
- Two or more races5.2%
- Pacific Islander4.1%
- Black3.2%
- Asian2.0%
- American Indian0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at North Salem High School scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 9% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Oregon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25% | 34% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 9% | 21% (2021-22) | 30.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
77% of the 491 students in North Salem High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.3% across Oregon. 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.
| This school | Its district | Oregon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 77% | 79% | 81.3% |
| Students in the class | 491 | 3,269 | 46,371 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Salem
7 public high schools in Salem report 2024-25 enrollment; North Salem High School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKay High School | 2,380 | 24.7 | 90.2% |
| South Salem High School | 2,195 | 23.6 | 89.5% |
| North Salem High School | 2,107 | 20.1 | 89.3% |
| Sprague High School | 1,712 | 24.4 | 88.8% |
| West Salem High School | 1,606 | 25.1 | 89.5% |
| Roberts High School | 515 | 12.4 | 48.3% |
| Early College High School | 193 | 18.7 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about North Salem High School
- South Salem High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 2,195 students, 23.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Roberts High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 515 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare North Salem High School with South Salem High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Salem-Keizer Public Schools spends per student$16,685 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,685
- The largest public schools in OregonNorth Salem High School is the number 8 by size of 260 Oregon high schools open in 2024-25.#8 of 260
- Oregon schools by students per teacher20.1 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 18.2 for high schools.20.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about North Salem High School
How many students attend North Salem High School?
2,107 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,239 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Salem, OR.What is the student-teacher ratio at North Salem High School?
20.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for high schools is 18.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is North Salem High School a Title I school?
North Salem High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at North Salem High School do on state tests?
The students tested at North Salem High School scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 9% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Oregon'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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at North Salem High School?
77% of the 491 students in North Salem High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.3% across Oregon. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is North Salem High School in?
Salem-Keizer Public Schools, NCES district ID 4110820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 411082000818 are the district's.
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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.