Salem High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Salem, New Hampshire

Salem High School in Salem, New Hampshire enrolled 1,116 students in 2024-25 with 99.4 full-time teachers, 11.2 students per teacher against the New Hampshire high-school median of 11.5. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Hampshire: 50.8% and 41.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (New Hampshire: 88.1%).

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

1,134 students in 2022-23, 1,114 students in 2023-24, 1,116 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 100.1 to 99.4.

Students enrolled at Salem High School by school year2022-23: 1,134, 2023-24: 1,114, 2024-25: 1,11605001k1.5k2022-231,1342023-241,1142024-251,116
Students enrolled at Salem High School by school year2022-23: 1,134, 2023-24: 1,114, 2024-25: 1,11605001k1.5k2022-231,1342023-241,1142024-251,116
Students enrolled at Salem High School by school year2022-23: 1,134, 2023-24: 1,114, 2024-25: 1,11605001k1.5k2022-231,1342023-241,1142024-251,116
Students enrolled at Salem High School by school year2022-23: 1,134, 2023-24: 1,114, 2024-25: 1,11605001k1.5k2022-231,1342023-241,1142024-251,116
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,134100.111.3
2023-241,114101.111.0
2024-251,11699.411.2

11.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 New Hampshire high schools

Among the 95 New Hampshire high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.5; 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, New Hampshire high schools, 2024-2595 values from 3.0 to 21.3; Salem High School 11.2; state median 11.5.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherSalem High School 11.2state median 11.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Hampshire high schools, 2024-2595 values from 3.0 to 21.3; Salem High School 11.2; state median 11.5.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherSalem High School 11.2state median 11.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Hampshire high schools, 2024-2595 values from 3.0 to 21.3; Salem High School 11.2; state median 11.5.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherSalem High School 11.2state median 11.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Hampshire high schools, 2024-2595 values from 3.0 to 21.3; Salem High School 11.2; state median 11.5.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherSalem High School 11.2state median 11.5U.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).

16 AP courses and one counselor per 196 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Salem High School enrolled 1,176 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 99 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses16
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 196 of the 1,176 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions99
  • Chronically absent23.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

77.8% of students were White, 11.2% Hispanic, 5.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White77.8%
  2. Hispanic11.2%
  3. Two or more races5.1%
  4. Asian4.2%
  5. Black1.3%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Salem High School scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% in math in 2022-23, against 50.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Hampshire. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Hampshire, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Hampshire
Reading and language arts, 2021-2254%54%50.8%
Math, 2022-2330%46% (2021-22)41.6%

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

96% of the 292 students in Salem High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across New Hampshire. 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 districtNew Hampshire
Four-year graduation rate96%96%88.1%
Students in the class29229213,202

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

2 public high schools in Salem report 2024-25 enrollment; Salem High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Salem High School1,11611.211.8%
Arts Academy of New Hampshire Chartered Public High School1069.68.5%

All public schools in Salem →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Salem High School

  1. Arts Academy of New Hampshire Chartered Public High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 106 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Windham High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 5.7 miles away: 945 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).5.7 mi
  3. Compare Salem High School with Arts Academy of New Hampshire Chartered Public High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Salem School District spends per student$19,887 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,887
  5. The largest public schools in New HampshireSalem High School is the number 13 by size of 96 New Hampshire high schools open in 2024-25.#13 of 96
  6. New Hampshire schools by students per teacher11.2 students per teacher here against the New Hampshire median of 11.5 for high schools.11.2:1
  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?
    1,116 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,134 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Salem, NH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Salem High School?
    11.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Hampshire median for high schools is 11.5. 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?
    The students tested at Salem High School scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% in math in 2022-23, against 50.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Hampshire. New Hampshire'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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Salem High School?
    96% of the 292 students in Salem High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across New Hampshire. 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 School District, NCES district ID 3306060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 330606000407 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