SALEM HIGH SCHOOL

Set in SALEM, Arkansas, SALEM HIGH SCHOOL is a cozy secondary school, one of the schools within SALEM SCHOOL DISTRICT. It hosts 376 students across grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 510 students per school, that is 26% leaner than typical.

Across the 2 schools in SALEM SCHOOL DISTRICT (810 students total), SALEM HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, SALEM HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. Compared to Fulton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, SALEM HIGH SCHOOL logs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.3:1. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Fulton County's rate of about 76%.

After controlling for student poverty, SALEM HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Fulton County shows median household earnings sit near $42,241, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fulton County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,660 students), of which SALEM HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, SALEM HIGH SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 36.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SALEM HIGH SCHOOL has remained close to its prior level, going from 382 students in 2018 to 376 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 5.3:1 in 2025.

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