Salem Hills High

Salem Hills High is a sprawling 9-12 campus in SALEM, Utah, overseen by Nebo District. The school caters to 1,593 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 980 students per school, that is 63% larger than typical.

Salem Hills High is one of 49 schools operated by Nebo District, a district that instructs 43,696 students overall.

Demographically, Salem Hills High records that nearly all students (83%) are White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Utah County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Salem Hills High logs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.1:1 average. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Salem Hills High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.6%, the actual is 41.0%, a residual of -10.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Utah County indicate median household earnings sit near $100,671, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Salem Hills High is one of 202 public schools in Utah County (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students).

Nearest neighbor: Salem School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Salem Hills High comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 48.0%.

Salem Hills High operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 22%: 1,301 students in 2018 compared to 1,593 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 91% to 83%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Salem Hills High community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.