Salem High

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

Salem High in Salem, Virginia enrolled 1,202 students in 2024-25 with 132.5 full-time teachers, 9.1 students per teacher against the Virginia high-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-79% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 91% (Virginia: 88.8%).

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

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 31%

1,227 students in 2022-23, 1,213 students in 2023-24, 1,202 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 101.5 to 132.5.

Students enrolled at Salem High by school year2022-23: 1,227, 2023-24: 1,213, 2024-25: 1,20205001k1.5k2022-231,2272023-241,2132024-251,202
Students enrolled at Salem High by school year2022-23: 1,227, 2023-24: 1,213, 2024-25: 1,20205001k1.5k2022-231,2272023-241,2132024-251,202
Students enrolled at Salem High by school year2022-23: 1,227, 2023-24: 1,213, 2024-25: 1,20205001k1.5k2022-231,2272023-241,2132024-251,202
Students enrolled at Salem High by school year2022-23: 1,227, 2023-24: 1,213, 2024-25: 1,20205001k1.5k2022-231,2272023-241,2132024-251,202
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,227101.512.1
2023-241,213103.411.7
2024-251,202132.59.1

9.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 Virginia high schools

Among the 324 Virginia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; 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, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; Salem High 9.1; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSalem High 9.1state median 13.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; Salem High 9.1; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSalem High 9.1state median 13.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; Salem High 9.1; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSalem High 9.1state median 13.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; Salem High 9.1; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSalem High 9.1state median 13.9U.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).

7 AP courses and one counselor per 313 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Salem High enrolled 1,251 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 120 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses7
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 313 of the 1,251 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions120
  • Chronically absent19.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

65.2% of students were White, 16.6% Black, 10.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White65.2%
  2. Black16.6%
  3. Hispanic10.2%
  4. Two or more races5.2%
  5. Asian2.4%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 scored proficient or above: 60-79% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. 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 districtVirginia
Math60‑79%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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

91% of the 325 students in Salem High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. 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 districtVirginia
Four-year graduation rate91%91%88.8%
Students in the class32532599,059

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 is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Salem High1,2029.136.0%
Glenvar High62016.029.7%

All public schools in Salem →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Salem High

  1. Glenvar HighThe nearest public high school, 3.5 miles away: 620 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  2. William Byrd HighThe next nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 1,134 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Salem High with Glenvar HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Salem City Public Schools spends per student$14,892 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,892
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaSalem High is the number 153 by size of 324 Virginia high schools open in 2024-25.#153 of 324
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher9.1 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for high schools.9.1:1
  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

  1. How many students attend Salem High?
    1,202 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,227 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Salem, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Salem High?
    9.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for high schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Salem High a Title I school?
    Salem High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Salem High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Salem High scored proficient or above: 60-79% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia'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?
    91% of the 325 students in Salem High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. 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 in?
    Salem City Public Schools, NCES district ID 5103460. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510346002043 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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