Chemawa Indian School

Located at 3700 Chemawa Rd NE, in Salem, Oregon, Chemawa Indian School is a tiny four-year high school that enrolls 198 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Chemawa Indian School. Enrollment runs roughly 69% below the state mean of about 630.

Chemawa Indian School is a school of Chemawa Indian School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chemawa Indian School lists that nearly all students (100%) are Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, Chemawa Indian School logs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.8:1 average. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Marion County's rate of about 83%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household income runs about $77,351, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Marion County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students), Chemawa Indian School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kennedy Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Chemawa Indian School operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 52%: 416 students in 2018 compared to 198 in 2025.

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