Salem School District
Salem School District is a public school district based in Salem, New Hampshire, serving 3,560 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #7 of the 48 New Hampshire districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 87% of them. Its schools average 445 students each, about the same as the New Hampshire median of 420. It spends about $18,874 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.4 students per teacher.
How Salem compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Salem | New Hampshire median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $18,874 | $19,718 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $12,349 | $11,993 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $73.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $78.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 286 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 651 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 11.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 237 | 177 | 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 New Hampshire median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in New Hampshire
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord School DistrictConcord | 3,852 | 7 | $20,039 | 12.3 | #5 |
| Rochester School DistrictRochester | 3,828 | 10 | $17,591 | 11.7 | #6 |
| Salem School DistrictSalem · this district | 3,560 | 8 | $18,874 | 12.4 | #7 |
| Dover School DistrictDover | 3,537 | 5 | $16,348 | 13.0 | #8 |
| Merrimack School DistrictMerrimack | 3,460 | 6 | $19,718 | 12.1 | #9 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan CountyMadison, GA | 3,562 | $12,399 | 13.7 |
| Sumter CountyAmericus, GA | 3,560 | $12,272 | 13.2 |
| Evanston Twp HSD 202Evanston, IL | 3,560 | $24,646 | 12.2 |
| Warrensburg R-VIWarrensburg, MO | 3,558 | $10,731 | 13.4 |
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.
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