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Salem Alternative School

Serves grades M - M

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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
510 S College Ave
Salem, VA 24153
Phone
(540) 389-0130
District
Salem City Public Schools
County
SALEM CITY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Classroom Teachers
1

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

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

80 60 40 20 0
No Data
70%
No Data
73%
No Data
68%
    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
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12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
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School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) Unreported 67.6% 47.5%
Black Unreported 17.9% 23.1%
Hispanic Unreported 11.3% 20.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander Unreported 3.0% 8.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska Unreported 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 52.1% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 49.1% 55.6%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 3.0% 1.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 25,477 8,715,698
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,755.0 218
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.1% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.5% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.8% 33.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.2% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 19.5% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,140 3,326,260
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.2% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.1% 41.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.8% 27.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.3% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.4% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.2% 12.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.5% 8.4%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 7.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,957 $34,359,000 53.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $550 $2,375,000 3.7%
Staff $621 $2,683,000 4.2%
General Administration $253 $1,092,000 1.7%
School Administration $589 $2,544,000 4.0%
Operation $945 $4,080,000 6.4%
Transportation $456 $1,971,000 3.1%
Other $198 $857,000 1.3%
Total Support $3,613 $15,602,000 24.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,292 $14,213,000 22.1%
Total Expenditures $14,862 $64,174,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,921 $11,230,472,000 53.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $832 $1,047,548,000 5.0%
Staff $1,155 $1,453,542,000 7.0%
General Administration $231 $290,427,000 1.4%
School Administration $850 $1,069,632,000 5.1%
Operation $1,368 $1,722,122,000 8.3%
Transportation $745 $937,854,000 4.5%
Other $280 $352,448,000 1.7%
Total Support $5,460 $6,873,573,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,197 $2,765,110,000 13.2%
Total Expenditures $16,578 $20,869,155,000 100.0%
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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