Salem Community Schools
Salem Community Schools is a public school district based in Salem, Indiana, serving 1,592 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #160 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 32% of them. Its schools average 531 students each, about the same as the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $9,778 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.2 students per teacher.
How Salem Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Salem Community | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,778 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,364 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $21.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $20.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 130 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 303 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 265 | 443 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Indiana median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Indiana
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Howard School CorporationGreentown | 1,603 | 3 | $8,161 | 17.8 | #157 |
| Benton Community School CorporationFowler | 1,601 | 3 | $11,839 | 13.1 | #158 |
| Rochester Community School CorporationRochester | 1,593 | 4 | $9,651 | 12.4 | #159 |
| Salem Community SchoolsSalem · this district | 1,592 | 3 | $9,778 | 12.2 | #160 |
| Eastbrook Community School CorporationMarion | 1,579 | 5 | $9,122 | 14.9 | #161 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central DeWitt School DistrictDe Witt, IA | 1,593 | $11,896 | 13.9 |
| Delsea Regional High School DistrictFranklinville, NJ | 1,593 | $22,192 | 13.3 |
| Waldwick School DistrictWaldwick, NJ | 1,592 | $19,999 | 10.3 |
| Fallsburg Central School DistrictFallsburg, NY | 1,592 | $29,127 | 11.0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-in-salem-community-schools