menu
Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.



Salem Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Salem City School District details

Salem City School District
205 Walnut St
Salem, NJ 08079

1,226 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Salem City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

1

(10 is best)

Better than 3.1% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
9%
40%
14%
47%
5%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
John Fenwick Academy School
183 Smith Street
Salem, NJ, 08079
PK-02
Salem High School
219 Walnut St
Salem, NJ, 08079
09-12
Salem Middle School
51 New Market Street
Salem, NJ, 08079
03-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 20.0% 41.1%
Black 62.3% 15.3%
Hispanic 16.9% 32.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 64.7% 33.2%
Free lunch eligible 64.7% 29.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,913 $15,986,294 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,595 $3,212,610 10.6%
Staff $1,127 $1,395,226 4.6%
General Administration $595 $736,610 2.4%
School Administration $1,263 $1,563,594 5.2%
Operation $1,779 $2,202,402 7.3%
Transportation $208 $257,504 0.9%
Other $340 $420,920 1.4%
Total Support $7,905 $9,786,390 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,593 $4,448,134 14.7%
Total Expenditures $24,411 $30,220,818 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,252 $16,876,633,536 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,485 $3,422,916,968 10.0%
Staff $778 $1,071,908,147 3.1%
General Administration $448 $617,313,228 1.8%
School Administration $1,106 $1,523,858,437 4.4%
Operation $2,059 $2,835,591,380 8.3%
Transportation $773 $1,065,361,101 3.1%
Other $557 $766,792,454 2.2%
Total Support $8,206 $11,303,690,627 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,415 $6,081,668,713 17.8%
Total Expenditures $24,874 $34,262,079,216 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%