Salem Early Childhood

As a rural-scale elementary-level community in Salem, Massachusetts, Salem Early Childhood serves 106 students from grade pre-K, run under Salem. Enrollment runs roughly 72% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Within Salem, which oversees 11 schools and 3,831 students, Salem Early Childhood is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Salem Early Childhood lists that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 37% White, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Essex County) records that median household earnings sit near $101,883, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Essex County runs 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), of which Salem Early Childhood is one.

Bentley Academy Innovation School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Salem Early Childhood.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Salem Early Childhood has climbed 14%, going from 93 students in 2018 to 106 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 23% to 45% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Salem Early Childhood community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.