Salem Prep High School

Located at 2 Museum Place Mall, in Salem, Massachusetts, Salem Prep High School is a minimally staffed 9-12 campus that enrolls 23 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Salem. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 777 students each, so Salem Prep High School sits 97% below that benchmark.

Salem Prep High School is one of 11 schools operated by Salem, a district that works with 3,831 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Salem Prep High School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%; the rest breaks down as 35% White, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.4:1, putting Salem Prep High School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Essex County indicate median household earnings sit near $101,883, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Essex County runs 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), of which Salem Prep High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: New Liberty Innovation School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Salem Prep High School's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 26 (now 23). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 27% to 57%. Class-load math has grew: from 4.6:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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