Southeast Elementary School

Southeast Elementary School is a modestly sized middle-grades school in Salem, Ohio, overseen by Salem City. The school teaches 276 students in grades 5 through 6. That puts it 43% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

Across the 5 schools in Salem City (1,913 students total), Southeast Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Southeast Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder reads as 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Columbiana County) records that median household income runs about $58,180, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Columbiana County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,165 students), Southeast Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Reilly Elementary School, around 1.1 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southeast Elementary School has shrank 16%, going from 328 students in 2018 to 276 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 84% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.