Summary:
Salem Community High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Salem, Illinois, with a total enrollment of 732 students. The school is part of the Salem CHSD 600 district, which is ranked 316 out of 823 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Salem Community High School stands out in several ways. The school has a significantly higher percentage of white students (95.22%) compared to the surrounding schools, which have more diverse student populations. However, the school performs well in certain student subgroups, such as female students, special education students, and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking higher than the state averages in these categories. Additionally, Salem Community High School has consistently maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.4% to 88.3% over the past five years, which is higher than the surrounding schools, such as South Central High School, Patoka Senior High School, and Centralia High School. The school also has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 2.7% to 8.4% over the past five years, which is lower than the surrounding schools.
While Salem Community High School's test scores are generally lower than the state averages, the school performs better than the surrounding schools in the SAT/English Language Arts and ISA/Science assessments. However, the school faces challenges, such as a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.1% in 2019-2020 to 23.2% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the surrounding schools. Additionally, the school has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (47.13%) compared to the surrounding schools, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite these challenges, Salem Community High School has consistently ranked among the top Illinois high schools in supporting homeless students, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in this category.
Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Salem CHSD 600
SchoolDigger Rank:
230th of 699 Illinois High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,132
Feeder schools for Salem Community High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 16.5
Number of students: 732
Racial breakdown:
White:
95.2%
Two or more races:
3.1%
Hispanic:
0.8%
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Asian:
0.5%
African American:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.1%
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