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Salem Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1409 S Hwy 76
Russell Springs, KY 42642
Phone
(270) 866-6197
District
Russell County
County
RUSSELL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
395
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.9% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Salem Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
45%
47%
46%
47%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
62%
45%
57%
47%
67%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
45%
53%
47%
41%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 30 7.6%
Kindergarten 68 17.2%
Grade 1 72 18.2%
Grade 2 53 13.4%
Grade 3 56 14.2%
Grade 4 60 15.2%
Grade 5 56 14.2%
Total 395 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.3% 84.6% 76.7%
Black 0.8% 0.5% 11.5%
Hispanic 11.0% 13.8% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.7% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 66.6% 69.3% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 61.5% 65.5% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.1% 3.8% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 18,021 4,512,310
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 71.2 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.0% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.7% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.3% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 20.2% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,007 1,769,102
Single Parent Households With Children 10.3% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.7% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.4% 26.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.4% 12.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.3% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.7% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.1% 17.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.9% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.3% 13.6%
$15,000 or less 15.3% 11.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,279 $18,869,000 45.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $604 $1,816,000 4.4%
Staff $718 $2,159,000 5.2%
General Administration $268 $806,000 1.9%
School Administration $520 $1,562,000 3.8%
Operation $771 $2,316,000 5.6%
Transportation $657 $1,975,000 4.8%
Other $360 $1,082,000 2.6%
Total Support $3,899 $11,716,000 28.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,581 $10,762,000 26.0%
Total Expenditures $13,759 $41,347,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,206 $4,756,220,000 51.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $653 $431,000,000 4.7%
Staff $636 $419,649,000 4.6%
General Administration $271 $178,736,000 1.9%
School Administration $732 $482,815,000 5.3%
Operation $986 $650,768,000 7.1%
Transportation $576 $380,254,000 4.1%
Other $356 $235,292,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,210 $2,778,514,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,506 $1,654,224,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,922 $9,188,958,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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