C+
Salem Community High School District 600
Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 13 towns
Serves Salem, Salem, Raccoon, Tonti, Stevenson, Iuka, Haines, Alma, Farrington, Iuka, Romine, Omega and Kell.
Students
706
Schools
1
Spent per student
$12,301
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Debt
$10.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Salem Community High School District 600
- School Grade C+: better than 38% of Indiana districts
- Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
- Spends 43% less per student than the IL average
- 16 students per teacher
- Debt of $10.1M, about $14,368 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Mackey.
PK–62 schoolsEast Gibson School Corporation
7–8Wood Memorial Middle SchoolEast Gibson School Corporation
9–12Waldo J Wood Memorial HighEast Gibson School Corporation
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency22%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,301 per student · 43% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 35%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 48%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
683’20
701’21
732’22
714’23
706’24
Up 3.4% since 2020.
Students
White 94%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Flora Community Unit School District 35Garden Hill, Songer, Xenia
$10,933per student
Mount Vernon Township High School District 201Field, Mount Vernon, Rome
$21,435per student
South Central Community Unit School District 401Foster, Kinmundy, Meacham
$15,719per student
Centralia High School District 200Centralia, Odin, Rome
$21,397per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.