Reilly Elementary School

Reilly Elementary School is a compact elementary school in Salem, Ohio, part of Salem City. The school instructs 286 students in grades 3 through 4. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 29% smaller than typical.

Salem City comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,913 students; Reilly Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Reilly Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder reads as 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Reilly Elementary School has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Columbiana County indicate the typical household earns roughly $58,180 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Columbiana County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,165 students), Reilly Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Salem High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Reilly Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 357 (now 286). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 88% to 79%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.5:1 in 2018 to 23.8:1 in 2025.

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