Salem High School

Set in CANTON, Michigan, Salem High School is a sprawling high school, run under Plymouth-Canton Community Schools. It teaches 1,871 students across grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 307% above the state mean of about 460.

Within Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, which oversees 25 schools and 15,978 students, Salem High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Salem High School lists that 59% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 20% Asian, 11% Black, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

On the resource side, The school lists 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wayne County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Wayne County) reports that median household earnings sit near $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Salem High School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

Nearest neighbor: Plymouth High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Salem High School.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Salem High School has shrank 9%, going from 2,059 students in 2018 to 1,871 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 59% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.