Top Rankings
Salem Community Schools ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 376 students in Salem Community Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle School in Salem Community School have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Indiana public middle school average of 37% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
3 Schools
575 Schools
# Students
1,655 Students
289,728 Students
# Teachers
124 Teachers
19,923 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Salem Community Schools, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 389 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#258 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
34%
Graduation Rate
87%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.14
0.56
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
3%
14%
% Black
1%
14%
% White
93%
63%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,479 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,184. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,738 is less than the state median of $12,815. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,479
$13,184
Spending / Student
$12,738
$12,815
Best Salem Community Schools Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Salem Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1001 N Harrison St
Salem, IN 47167
(812) 883-3808
Salem, IN 47167
(812) 883-3808
Gr: 6-8 | 376 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 9%
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