Enrollment
230
High
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362547003521
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL
41 E BROADWAY, SALEM, NY 12865 · (518) 854-7600 · Washington County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
101 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
65.8%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
86.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
230
-47 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 12.0:1
% White
95%
was 93%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SALEM HIGH SCHOOL
As a tiny senior high in SALEM, New York, SALEM HIGH SCHOOL enrolls 230 students from grades 7 through 12, one of the schools within SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so SALEM HIGH SCHOOL sits 66% smaller than that benchmark.
Across the 2 schools in SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (525 students total), SALEM HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, SALEM HIGH SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest is composed of 4% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, SALEM HIGH SCHOOL shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.5:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 44% of students at SALEM HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SALEM HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.8%; this one delivers 74.7%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household income runs about $73,495, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SALEM HIGH SCHOOL is one of 26 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 7,873 students).
The closest other public school is SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 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 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 54.7%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Over the past 7-year window. SALEM HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 17% since 2018, when it stood at 277 (now 230). Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.
On this page, the feed for SALEM HIGH SCHOOL typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,522
Census ACS
Median income
$73,495
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,873 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 295 students
Nearby schools
- SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 295
- ARGYLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.3 mi · 253
- ARGYLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL9.3 mi · 247
- GREENWICH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.2 mi · 410
- GREENWICH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.2 mi · 452
- CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.8 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About SALEM HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SALEM HIGH SCHOOL?
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 230 students in grades 07-12.
Is SALEM HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does SALEM HIGH SCHOOL have?
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SALEM HIGH SCHOOL?
At SALEM HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees SALEM HIGH SCHOOL?
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Washington County.
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