Salem High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Salem, Indiana

Salem High School in Salem, Indiana enrolled 492 students in 2024-25 with 39.5 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Indiana high-school median of 14.5. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Indiana: 88.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%

519 students in 2022-23, 497 students in 2023-24, 492 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.0 to 39.5.

Students enrolled at Salem High School by school year2022-23: 519, 2023-24: 497, 2024-25: 49202004006002022-235192023-244972024-25492
Students enrolled at Salem High School by school year2022-23: 519, 2023-24: 497, 2024-25: 49202004006002022-235192023-244972024-25492
Students enrolled at Salem High School by school year2022-23: 519, 2023-24: 497, 2024-25: 49202004006002022-235192023-244972024-25492
Students enrolled at Salem High School by school year2022-23: 519, 2023-24: 497, 2024-25: 49202004006002022-235192023-244972024-25492
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351933.015.7
2023-2449739.012.7
2024-2549239.512.5

12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 of every 100 Indiana high schools

Among the 383 Indiana high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.5; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Salem High School 12.5; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSalem High School 12.5state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Salem High School 12.5; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSalem High School 12.5state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Salem High School 12.5; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSalem High School 12.5state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Salem High School 12.5; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSalem High School 12.5state median 14.5U.S. 14.5

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).

3 AP courses and one counselor per 90 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Salem High School enrolled 537 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses3
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 90 of the 537 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absent35.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

92.1% of students were White, 3.0% of two or more races, 2.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White92.1%
  2. Two or more races3.0%
  3. Hispanic2.8%
  4. Asian1.2%
  5. Black0.6%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Salem High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math20‑24%27% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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

85-89% of the 129 students in Salem High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. 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 schoolIts districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate85‑89%85‑89%88.1%
Students in the class12912977,216

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.

What to look at next about Salem High School

  1. West Washington Jr-Sr High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 7.2 miles away: 416 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).7.2 mi
  2. Eastern High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 8.8 miles away: 392 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).8.8 mi
  3. Compare Salem High School with West Washington Jr-Sr High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Salem Community Schools spends per student$10,700 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,700
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaSalem High School is the number 216 by size of 389 Indiana high schools open in 2024-25.#216 of 389
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.5 for high schools.12.5:1
  7. 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 Salem High School

  1. How many students attend Salem High School?
    492 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 519 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Salem, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Salem High School?
    12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Salem High School a Title I school?
    Salem High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Salem High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Salem High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Salem High School?
    85-89% of the 129 students in Salem High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. 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.
  6. What district is Salem High School in?
    Salem Community Schools, NCES district ID 1809810. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180981001600 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, 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.

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