School district · Virginia

Salem City Public Schools

Salem City Public Schools in Virginia: 8 public schools with 3,984 students and 10.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,030 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 8
Students: 3,984
Students per teacher: 10.9; VA 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,030; VA $17.1K · 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): 364
Counselors (FTE): 12.3
Students per counselor: 323; VA 280 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 2.0; Librarians (FTE): 7.0

State test results

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

Reading and writing

Virginia: 72%

77%proficient

+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 80% of school districts in Virginia

Median 70% · 131 school districts compared

1,978 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Virginia: 66%

73%proficient

−1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 76% of school districts in Virginia

Median 67% · 131 school districts compared

1,763 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3

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

$10.4K15

$10.5K16

$10.6K17

$10.8K18

$11.0K19

$11.2K20

$12.1K21

$13.7K22

$14.9K23

$14.0K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 7.9% · $5.1M
State: 52% · $33.3M
Local: 40% · $25.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,142
Support services: $4,377
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $1.9M
Long-term debt: $14.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
East Salem ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	378	12.8	71%	74%	Salem
G.W. Carver ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	404	13.8	81%	83%	Salem
South Salem Elementary	Pre-K–5	371	10.2	83%	86%	Salem
West Salem Elementary	Pre-K–5	375	13.7	80%	83%	Salem
Andrew Lewis Middle	6–8	839	17.2	76%	74%	Salem
Salem High	9–12	1,202	9.1	—	—	Salem
Salem AlternativeAlternative	—	—	—	—	—	Salem
Virginia Virtual Academy at SalemFully virtual	K–12	415	7.0	76%	54%	Salem

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.

Sources

Address: 510 South College Ave, Salem, VA 24153
Phone: (540)389-0130

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.