Salemburg Elementary

Salemburg Elementary operates as a moderately sized K-5 school in Salemburg, North Carolina, operated by Sampson County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 502 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Sampson County Schools runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 7,986 students. Salemburg Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Salemburg Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 29% White, 15% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Salemburg Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Salemburg Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at Salemburg Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Salemburg Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.2%.

Around the school, census data for Sampson County shows the typical household earns roughly $52,432 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Salemburg Elementary is one of 23 public schools in Sampson County (combined enrollment of about 11,001 students).

The closest other public school is Lakewood High, roughly 1.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Salemburg Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 57.4%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Salemburg Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 490 students in 2018 to 502 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 41% to 49% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 today.

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