School district · New York

Salem Central School District

Salem Central School District in New York: 2 public schools with 525 students and 9.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $27,073 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
525
Students per teacher
9.7
NY 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$27,073
NY $34.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
54.4
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
131
NY 281 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.9

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New York: 53%

49%proficient

+6.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 53% of school districts in New York

Median 48% · 707 school districts compared

237 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

64%proficient

+7.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 74% of school districts in New York

Median 53% · 707 school districts compared

219 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$20.8K15
$20.8K16
$19.2K17
$19.5K18
$21.6K19
$21.7K20
$22.4K21
$24.1K22
$26.1K23
$27.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.7% · $1.2M
State
64% · $11.5M
Local
29% · $5.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$17,071
Support services
$9,257
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$321K
Long-term debt
$14.1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–629510.848%56%
Salem High SchoolFree meals for all
7–122308.554%86%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
41 E Broadway, Salem, NY 12865
Phone
(518)854-7855
Website