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Salem High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
41 E Broadway
Salem, NY 12865
Phone
(518) 854-7600
District
SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
238
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.6% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Salem High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
72%
53%
54%
49%
89%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
45%
49%
51%
44%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
94%
69%
92%
80%
95%
58%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
8
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 41 17.2%
Grade 8 48 20.2%
Grade 9 45 18.9%
Grade 10 29 12.2%
Grade 11 38 16.0%
Grade 12 32 13.4%
Total 238 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.3% 94.6% 41.4%
Black 0.0% 0.2% 16.1%
Hispanic 4.3% 5.0% 31.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 10.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.2% 53.0% 54.7%
Free lunch eligible 50.0% 50.2% 52.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.2% 2.8% 2.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 3,988 19,571,216
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 49.0 413
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 12.6% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.6% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 32.2% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 20.0% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,640 7,668,956
Single Parent Households With Children 4.9% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.6% 87.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.4% 39.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.3% 26.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.3% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.4% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.7% 13.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.2% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.9% 9.7%
$15,000 or less 8.3% 9.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,850 $8,686,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,007 $552,000 3.0%
Staff $887 $486,000 2.7%
General Administration $1,294 $709,000 3.9%
School Administration $776 $425,000 2.3%
Operation $2,084 $1,142,000 6.3%
Transportation $2,011 $1,102,000 6.0%
Other $655 $359,000 2.0%
Total Support $8,714 $4,775,000 26.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,759 $4,800,000 26.3%
Total Expenditures $33,323 $18,261,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,896 $50,406,243,000 56.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $809 $2,049,610,000 2.3%
Staff $1,397 $3,539,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $417 $1,057,675,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,199 $3,036,934,000 3.4%
Operation $2,479 $6,281,335,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,691 $4,284,036,000 4.8%
Other $992 $2,514,157,000 2.8%
Total Support $8,985 $22,763,242,000 25.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,238 $15,804,476,000 17.8%
Total Expenditures $35,120 $88,973,961,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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