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Salem, IN
Public School Ratings




Salem Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

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

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Salem Community Schools School District details

Salem Community Schools School District
500 N Harrison St
Salem, IN 47167

1,655 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Salem Community Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Indiana

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.2% of all IN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 43.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
39%
33%
41%
32%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bradie Shrum Elementary School
11101 N Shelby St
Salem, IN, 47167
PK-05
Salem High School
700 N Harrison St
Salem, IN, 47167
09-12
Salem Middle School
1001 N Harrison St
Salem, IN, 47167
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.5% 66.7%
Black 0.6% 14.3%
Hispanic 2.9% 15.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.3% 48.2%
Free lunch eligible 48.3% 42.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.0% 5.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,779 $11,220,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $704 $1,165,000 4.6%
Staff $658 $1,089,000 4.3%
General Administration $716 $1,185,000 4.7%
School Administration $853 $1,411,000 5.6%
Operation $1,970 $3,260,000 12.8%
Transportation $659 $1,090,000 4.3%
Other $192 $317,000 1.2%
Total Support $5,750 $9,517,000 37.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,815 $4,659,000 18.3%
Total Expenditures $15,345 $25,396,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,851 $7,075,542,000 45.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $728 $751,765,000 4.8%
Staff $595 $614,487,000 4.0%
General Administration $257 $265,847,000 1.7%
School Administration $793 $818,899,000 5.3%
Operation $1,403 $1,448,931,000 9.3%
Transportation $685 $707,574,000 4.6%
Other $437 $451,574,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,899 $5,059,077,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,300 $3,408,304,000 21.9%
Total Expenditures $15,050 $15,542,923,000 100.0%
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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