Total enrollment
3,984
+156 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Salem City Public Schools
Virginia · 3,984 students · 1 city
Salem City Public Schools in Virginia runs 8 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 3,984 students (an average of 498 per school).
4-year change in Salem City Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
+1 (+17%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Salem City Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #26 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,984 | #62 of 130 | #2,433 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #66 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #7 of 130 | #1,097 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 51.4% | #88 of 115 | #3,967 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #58 of 114 | #2,284 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Salem City Public Schools
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from South Salem Elementary at 83.1% proficient to East Salem Elementary at 72.9%, a gap of 10.3 points. That is the 85th widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 3,953 to 3,569 students (down 10%) and from 259 to 304 full-time teachers (up 17%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem High | Salem | High | 09-12 | 1,202 |
| Andrew Lewis Middle | Salem | Middle | 06-08 | 839 |
| Virginia Virtual Academy at Salem | Salem | Combined | KG-12 | 415 |
| G.W. Carver Elementary | Salem | Elementary | PK-05 | 404 |
| East Salem Elementary | Salem | Elementary | PK-05 | 378 |
| West Salem Elementary | Salem | Elementary | PK-05 | 375 |
| South Salem Elementary | Salem | Elementary | PK-05 | 371 |
| Salem Alternative | Salem | Elementary | N-N | · |
About Salem City Public Schools
Across 8 schools, Salem City Public Schools teaches about 3,984 students in Virginia. By footprint it is a small district.
In terms of grade levels, Salem City Public Schools covers 5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Salem City Public Schools runs about 498 students per school, 26% lower than the state mean of roughly 672.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment climbed 4%: 3,828 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,984 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Salem City Public Schools gained 1 school, going from 6 to 7.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Salem City Public Schools discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.