Photo: Brian Stansberry (photographer) · CC BY 4.0Salem’s public schools
Oconee County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Salem. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in South Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Salem’s schools, in brief
School by school
10 of Salem’s 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Seneca High places highest (better than 94%); James M. Brown Elementary lowest (22%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Ten elementary schools serve Salem, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: Walhalla High, Seneca High and West-Oak High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Salem, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Salem · depends on your address
Walhalla Middle
Grades 6–8 · 857 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Walhalla
Seneca Middle
Grades 6–8 · 829 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Seneca
West Oak Middle
Grades 6–8 · 656 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Westminster
7th grade in Salem · depends on your address
Walhalla Middle
Grades 6–8 · 857 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Walhalla
Seneca Middle
Grades 6–8 · 829 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Seneca
West Oak Middle
Grades 6–8 · 656 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Westminster
8th grade in Salem · depends on your address
Walhalla Middle
Grades 6–8 · 857 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Walhalla
Seneca Middle
Grades 6–8 · 829 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Seneca
West Oak Middle
Grades 6–8 · 656 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Westminster
9th grade in Salem · depends on your address
Walhalla High
Grades 9–12 · 1,118 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Walhalla
Seneca High
Grades 9–12 · 1,051 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Seneca
West-Oak High
Grades 9–12 · 735 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Westminster
10th grade in Salem · depends on your address
Walhalla High
Grades 9–12 · 1,118 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Walhalla
Seneca High
Grades 9–12 · 1,051 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Seneca
West-Oak High
Grades 9–12 · 735 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Westminster
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Oconee County School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Salem vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Salem’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Salem | — | Oconee County |
Every school in Salem
16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Salem’s schools
Are Salem’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Salem. Oconee County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Salem. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 10 of its 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Salem in?
Oconee County School District.
Where do Salem kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Walhalla High, Seneca High and West-Oak High.
Parents talk
What Salem families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Salem → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.