Total enrollment
32,067
-1,861 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
59 schools in Salem
Oregon · Public K-12
Salem's public-school footprint covers 59 schools with combined enrollment of about 32,067 students, averaging 544 per school.
4-year change in Salem
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
58
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
178,865
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
32,067
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
59
public K-12
About Salem
Salem, Oregon is home to 59 public schools, with combined enrollment of approximately 32,067 students. By school count, it is a large city.
On the school-mix side, the city consists of 38 elementary, 11 middle, 9 high, and 1 other.
Schools in Salem average about 544 students each, 30% noticeably above the Oregon norm.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 5%: 33,928 students in SY 2020-21 versus 32,067 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Salem discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.