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C+

Salem Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Salem, Hebron and Jackson, and parts of Greenwich.

Salem’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of New York school districts

Students
525
Schools
2
Spent per student
$27,073
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$13.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Salem Central School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 42% of New York districts
  • Spends 22% less per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $13.1M, about $24,973 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 42% of the 1,013 New York 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Salem 2,595CHebron 1,776B−Jackson 1,701

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Salem. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency46%
State average 46.5% · 277 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 48.9% · 270 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 87.2% · 36 in the class

94% 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
$27,073 per student · 22% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 34%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 64%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
540’20
564’21
558’22
540’23
525’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 1%Black <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 New York’s other public schools.

Salem Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salem
C−
295 students11:1
Salem High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Salem
B−
230 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Argyle Central School DistrictArgyle, Fort Edward
$26,758per student
Cambridge Central School DistrictCambridge, Cambridge, White Creek
$29,318per student
Bennington Rutland Supervisory UnionRupert
Greenwich Central School DistrictEaston
$25,694per student

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 New York.