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Salem High School

Q: Is Salem High School a good school?

Salem High School ranks 256 th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 40% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Salem High School is a public high school located in Salem, Indiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 497 students. The school is part of the Salem Community Schools district, which is ranked 238 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Salem High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Indiana high schools, ranging from 234th to 266th out of 398-431 schools over the past 5 years, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Indiana high schools. While female students have performed better than male students, white students and special education students have struggled, ranking in the bottom 25% of Indiana high schools. Students from low socioeconomic backgrounds have also performed poorly, ranking in the bottom 50% of Indiana high schools. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 87.2% to 89.1% over the past 5 years, slightly below the state average, and it has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.8% to 28.4% over the same period.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Henryville Junior & Senior High School and William W Borden High School, both part of the Borden-Henryville School Corporation, Salem High School generally performs worse on key metrics like statewide ranking, graduation rates, and academic performance. The school's high rate of economic disadvantage, with 49.7% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be contributing to its lower academic achievement and higher chronic absenteeism rates.

492

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,439

Per pupil spending ?

44.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 N Harrison St
Salem, IN 47167

(812) 883-3904

District: Salem Community Schools

Feeder schools for Salem High School:

Elementary:	Bradie Shrum Elementary
Middle:	Salem Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Hispanic:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (83% vs 90%)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Indiana avg42%

256^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

238^th of 380Salem Community Schools among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	256 of 429	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	266 of 432	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	235 of 398	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	234 of 409	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	237 of 388	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	229 of 389	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	281 of 385	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.1	222 of 380	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.6	237 of 394	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.5	320 of 400	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.6	330 of 379	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	266 of 353	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.2	163 of 373	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	27.7	290 of 364	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.1	271 of 362	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	59.6	175 of 364	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.9	197 of 360	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.3	207 of 354	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.7	263 of 349	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.2	230 of 349	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	254 of 387	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	213 of 392	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	193 of 388	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	228 of 377	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	210 of 377	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	201 of 379	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	233 of 386	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	275 of 392	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	261 of 383	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	212 of 298	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	199 of 289	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	210 of 285	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	290 of 377	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	294 of 381	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	274 of 375	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	258 of 378	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Biology48%+3 vs state

Evidence-based Reading and Writing45%-10 vs state

Mathematics11%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Salem High School	Public	9-12	700 N Harrison St	Salem	47167	Washington County	Salem Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 883-3904	492	40	12.4	44.1%	453 (92.1%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	41.5	256^th of 429 public high schools	40.3%		39.8	266^th of 432 public high schools	38.4%	10	44.6	10.7											48.4	$11,439	$557	$10,882
West Washington Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	8028 W Batt Rd	Campbellsburg	47108	Washington County	West Washington School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 755-4996	416	32	13.2	49.3%	397 (95.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	46.3	226^th of 429 public high schools	47.3%		54.4	167^th of 432 public high schools	61.3%	59	50.8	20.6		49.2	48.1	48.6		28.6	41.8	35.9			33.3	$14,004	$854	$13,151
Eastern High School	Public	9-12	1100 N Eastern School RD E-3	Pekin	47165	Washington County	East Washington School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 967-3931	392	30	13.0	29.3%	369 (94.1%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	46.8	220^th of 429 public high schools	48.7%		40.6	260^th of 432 public high schools	39.8%	40	53.7	22.1											27.1	$11,945	$1,115	$10,830
William W Borden High School	Public	7-12	301 West St	Borden	47106	Clark County	Borden-Henryville School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 967-2087	302	26	11.6	28.5%	282 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	75.6	58^th of 429 public high schools	86.5%		68.1	86^th of 432 public high schools	80.1%	28	72.6	27.4		58.7	60.6	59.5		65.2	45.5	57.0			53.1	$15,275	$769	$14,506
Medora Junior & Senior High School	Public	6-12	82 S George	Medora	47260	Jackson County	Medora Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 966-2201	95	15	6.5	67.4%	86 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	22.5	332^nd of 429 public high schools	22.6%		6.4	411^th of 432 public high schools	4.9%	79	43.8	0.0	23.1	40.0		34.4	7.7	40.0		18.8	23.1	23.1	25.0	$14,327	$1,889	$12,437
Scottsburg Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 S Gardner	Scottsburg	47170	Scott County	Scott County School District 2	No	No	No	No	(812) 752-8927	678	46	14.7	48.8%	613 (90.4%)	4 (0.6%)	43 (6.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	52.8	187^th of 429 public high schools	56.4%		50.4	197^th of 432 public high schools	54.4%	10	50.6	27.1											33.8	$10,799	$440	$10,360
Austin High School	Public	9-12	401 S Hwy 31	Austin	47102	Scott County	Scott County School District 1	No	No	No	No	(812) 794-8730	429	9	47.6	46.2%	393 (91.6%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	32.7	298^th of 429 public high schools	30.5%		30	306^th of 432 public high schools	29.2%	8	39.5	9.7											44.1	$12,022	$896	$11,127
Henryville Junior & Senior High School	Public	7-12	213 N Ferguson St	Henryville	47126	Clark County	Borden-Henryville School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 294-1455	487	35	14.1	33.1%	461 (94.7%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	41.9	250^th of 429 public high schools	41.7%		50.4	196^th of 432 public high schools	54.6%	54	54.3	14.3		29.8	37.1	33.2		27.9	24.7	26.4			31.9	$12,622	$468	$12,154
Orleans Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 W Wilson	Orleans	47452	Orange County	Orleans Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 865-2688	388	31	12.7	46.4%	373 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	45	230^th of 429 public high schools	46.4%		29.1	308^th of 432 public high schools	28.7%	78	55.4	15.4		24.6	33.8	29.5		14.5	10.4	12.3			32.1	$12,847	$1,215	$11,632
Brownstown Central High School	Public	9-12	500 N Elm St	Brownstown	47220	Jackson County	Brownstown County Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 358-3453	463	34	13.8	35.2%	433 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	64.2	114^th of 429 public high schools	73.4%		47.1	219^th of 432 public high schools	49.3%	105	61.7	37.5											26.7	$11,732	$385	$11,348

Frequently Asked Questions about Salem High School

Is Salem High School a good school?

Salem High School ranks 256^th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Salem High School?

Students at Salem High School are 92% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Salem High School?

Salem High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bradie Shrum Elementary
Middle : Salem Middle School

What district is Salem High School in?

Salem Community Schools

How many students attend Salem High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Salem High School.

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