Salem School District

Public Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade

Public schools for Salem.

At a glance

3,831Students enrolled

11Schools

$27,232Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Salem

Grades PK–8

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

Collins Middle or Saltonstall SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Salem High or New Liberty Innovation School or Salem Prep High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MA

Math proficiency18%

State average 36%

Reading / language arts36%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)74%

State average 88.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$27,232

per student each year · 3% above the MA average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration42%

Other0%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)37%

State51%

Federal12%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,734’20

3,665’21

3,709’22

3,811’23

3,831’24

Students

Hispanic · 48%1,826

White · 38%1,447

Black · 7%272

Two or more races · 4%165

Asian · 2%89

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%18

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools11 in district

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Witchcraft HeightsElementary · Grades K–5 · 455 students · Salem

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Saltonstall SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 412 students · Salem

CPublic 📚

BatesElementary · Grades PK–5 · 410 students · Salem

CPublic 📚

Horace Mann LaboratoryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 293 students · Salem

CPublic 📚

Bentley Academy Innovation SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 286 students · Salem

DPublic 📚

CarltonElementary · Grades K–5 · 247 students · Salem

CPublic 📚

Collins MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 611 students · Salem

C-Public 🏫

Salem HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 952 students · Salem

B-Public 🏫

New Liberty Innovation SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 36 students · Salem

D-Public 🏫

Salem Prep High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 23 students · Salem

Public 📚

Salem Early ChildhoodPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 106 students · Salem

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Beverly School DistrictBeverly · $20,325 per student

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Danvers School DistrictDanvers · $22,191 per student

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Marblehead School DistrictMarblehead · $23,212 per student

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Peabody School DistrictPeabody · $21,334 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.