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Salem Community High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1200 N Broadway Ave, Salem, IL 62881 · (618) 548-0727 · Part of Salem Community High School District 600

Salem Township’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
706
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Salem Community High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state

On the path

Where Salem Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Salem Community High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1200 N Broadway Ave, Salem

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9201
Grade 10160
Grade 11169
Grade 12176
Enrollment over time
683’20
701’21
732’22
714’23
706’24

Up 3.4% since 2020–21.

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

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Salem Community High School from Salem Township families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Salem Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.