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Salem, MO
Public School Ratings




Salem Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Salem R 80 School District details

Salem R 80 School District
1409 W Rolla Rd
Salem, MO 65560

1,464 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Salem R 80 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Missouri

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.4% of all MO school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
41%
42%
43%
32%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Salem Middle School
1400 Tiger Pride Dr
Salem, MO, 65560
06-08
Salem Sr. High School
1400 Tiger Pride Dr
Salem, MO, 65560
09-12
Salem Upper Elem. School
1601 S Doss Rd
Salem, MO, 65560
02-05
Wm. H. Lynch Elem. School
101 N Main St
Salem, MO, 65560
PK-01

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.4% 72.4%
Black 0.6% 16.0%
Hispanic 3.7% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.7% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 44.4% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.3% 6.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,072 $7,426,000 58.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $391 $572,000 4.5%
Staff $163 $238,000 1.9%
General Administration $636 $931,000 7.3%
School Administration $455 $666,000 5.2%
Operation $725 $1,061,000 8.3%
Transportation $423 $620,000 4.9%
Other $136 $199,000 1.6%
Total Support $2,928 $4,287,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $723 $1,058,000 8.3%
Total Expenditures $8,723 $12,771,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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