Salem School District
A public school district in Salem, New Hampshire, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,560
- Students enrolled
- 286.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 651
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,887
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,560 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,743rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 7th of 197 in New Hampshire. Larger than 84% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,887 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 73% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Salem School District spent $19,887 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,769 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $19,887 | $71.8 million | 3,611 |
| FY2022 | $19,349 | $69.3 million | 3,580 |
| FY2021 | $18,874 | $66.4 million | 3,519 |
| FY2020 | $17,802 | $63.2 million | 3,550 |
| FY2019 | $17,387 | $61.3 million | 3,527 |
| FY2018 | $16,802 | $59.6 million | 3,548 |
| FY2017 | $16,098 | $57.6 million | 3,575 |
| FY2016 | $15,684 | $57.1 million | 3,640 |
| FY2015 | $15,263 | $57.4 million | 3,763 |
| FY2014 | $14,441 | $56.4 million | 3,907 |
| FY2013 | $13,558 | $55.2 million | 4,068 |
| FY2012 | $12,696 | $54.8 million | 4,315 |
| FY2011 | $11,102 | $51.2 million | 4,612 |
| FY2010 | $11,380 | $51.3 million | 4,509 |
| FY2009 | $11,442 | $50.1 million | 4,382 |
| FY2008 | $9,997 | $51.7 million | 5,169 |
| FY2007 | $9,039 | $47.5 million | 5,255 |
| FY2006 | $8,295 | $44.3 million | 5,343 |
| FY2005 | $7,769 | $41.5 million | 5,343 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.1 million | 4.9% |
| State | $18.0 million | 21.3% |
| Local | $62.4 million | 73.8% |
| Total | $84.6 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Dr. L. F. Soule School | 270 |
| Mary A. Fisk Elementary School | 272 |
| North Salem Elementary School | 353 |
| Salem High School | 1,116 |
| Salem Preschool | 113 |
| William E. Lancaster School | 294 |
| William T. Barron Elementary School | 377 |
| Woodbury School | 762 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 3306060
Elsewhere
- Public schools in New Hampshire — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in New Hampshire — A to Z, each with its page.
- New Hampshire on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved