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Salem School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Salem.

Salem’s School Grade A better than 93% of Arkansas school districts

Students
810
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,855
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
The gist

What stands out about Salem School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the AR average
  • 8 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
ASalem 1,611

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Salem. Grade by grade →

K–6Salem Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Salem High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency49%
State average 38.3% · 526 students tested
Reading / language arts56%
State average 39.9% · 526 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 59 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,855 per student · 13% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 36%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 78%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
850’20
850’21
876’22
851’23
810’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Salem Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Salem
A
434 students16:1
Salem High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Salem
A
376 students5:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.