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Salem, NY
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 Central School District details

Salem Central School District
41 E Broadway
Salem, NY 12865

565 Students enrolled in District

2 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Salem Central School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New York

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.0% of all NY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
51%
43%
53%
60%
50%
52%
51%
43%
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    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Salem Elementary School
41 E Broadway
Salem, NY, 12865
PK-06
Salem High School
41 E Broadway
Salem, NY, 12865
07-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.6% 42.2%
Black 0.2% 16.4%
Hispanic 3.0% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 53.4% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 49.3% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,423 $8,149,000 34.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $931 $526,000 2.2%
Staff $1,004 $567,000 2.4%
General Administration $956 $540,000 2.3%
School Administration $673 $380,000 1.6%
Operation $1,453 $821,000 3.4%
Transportation $1,476 $834,000 3.5%
Other $579 $327,000 1.4%
Total Support $7,071 $3,995,000 16.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $20,832 $11,770,000 49.2%
Total Expenditures $42,326 $23,914,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
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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