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Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Oregon

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Salem-Keizer Public Schools
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Salem, Oregon
District details
Superintendent: Andrea Castañeda
# of school board members: 7
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools is a school district in Oregon.

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Superintendent

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Andrea Castañeda is the superintendent of Salem-Keizer Public Schools. Castañeda was appointed superintendent in July 2023. Castañeda's previous career experience includes working as chief innovation officer in the Tulsa Public School District.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Christy Perry was the superintendent of Salem-Keizer Public Schools from 2014 until June 30, 2023. Perry's previous career experience includes working as the superintendent of the Dallas School District.[2][3]

School board

The Salem-Keizer school board consists of seven members elected by district to four-year terms.[4]

Elections

See also: Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Oregon, elections

Members of the Salem-Keizer school board are elected to four-year terms. Three or four seats are up for election on a staggered basis every odd-numbered year in May.

Four seats on the board were up for general election on May 20, 2025. The filing deadline was March 20, 2025.

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Public participation in board meetings

As of April 2025, the Salem-Keizer Public Schools website did not include a policy on public testimony during board meetings.

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $81,879,000 $2,073 12%
Local: $194,163,000 $4,915 27%
State: $438,089,000 $11,089 61%
Total: $714,131,000 $18,076
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $880,291,000 $22,281
Total Current Expenditures: $613,457,000 $15,527
Instructional Expenditures: $377,043,000 $9,543 43%
Student and Staff Support: $71,747,000 $1,816 8%
Administration: $90,187,000 $2,282 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $74,480,000 $1,885 8%
Total Capital Outlay: $207,982,000 $5,264
Construction: $168,216,000 $4,257
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,646,000 $92
Interest on Debt: $47,301,000 $1,197


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

School year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[6] $50,011 $98,436
2023-2024[7] $45,478 $97,512
2020-2021[8] $42,234 $83,126
2019-2020[9] $41,204 $81,099

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[10]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 PS PS PS
2018-2019 34 35 15-19 22 20-24 39 44
2017-2018 35 34 15-19 22 20-24 38 45
2016-2017 37 37 18 24 30-34 43 47
2015-2016 38 38 20-24 24 25-29 43 48
2014-2015 39 38 25-29 26 35-39 44 50
2013-2014 62 64 45-49 51 60-64 63 70
2012-2013 64 65 55-59 54 60-64 66 73
2011-2012 66 65 55-59 57 55-59 68 74
2010-2011 65 62 55-59 54 55-59 68 73

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 PS PS
2018-2019 47 46 35-39 35 30-34 55 59
2017-2018 49 48 35-39 34 45-49 55 62
2016-2017 50 50 35-39 37 45-49 57 61
2015-2016 52 52 40-44 38 45-49 60 62
2014-2015 54 51 45-49 39 50-54 62 65
2013-2014 67 62 60-64 53 70-74 76 79
2012-2013 68 63 60-64 54 70-74 76 79
2011-2012 71 65 65-69 56 70-74 80 82
2010-2011 78 74 70-74 66 70-74 83 86

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 81 80-84 70-79 77 60-79 80-84 84
2018-2019 79 85-89 70-79 76 70-79 80-84 81
2017-2018 77 80-84 50-59 74 60-69 75-79 80
2016-2017 73 65-69 60-69 70 60-69 75-79 76
2015-2016 72 75-79 60-69 68 50-59 65-69 76
2014-2015 72 65-69 40-49 65 60-69 70-74 77
2013-2014 72 75-79 60-69 67 60-69 70-74 76
2012-2013 72 75-79 60-69 65 50-59 70-74 77
2011-2012 69 70-74 50-59 63 50-59 70-74 73
2010-2011 70 75-79 50-59 65 50-59 70-74 72


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 38,818 -1.5
2022-2023 39,400 -0.3
2021-2022 39,507 -1.0
2020-2021 39,906 -4.7
2019-2020 41,792 -0.3
2018-2019 41,920 -0.1
2017-2018 41,945 0.5
2016-2017 41,756 1.5
2015-2016 41,120 0.8
2014-2015 40,804 0.6
2013-2014 40,565 0.5
2012-2013 40,360 -1.0
2011-2012 40,756 0.9
2010-2011 40,403 0.4
2009-2010 40,259 0.1
2008-2009 40,200 0.2
2007-2008 40,106 1.3
2006-2007 39,585 9.4
2005-2006 35,863 -6.5
2004-2005 38,195 1.1
2003-2004 37,785 1.7
2002-2003 37,137 2.6
2001-2002 36,163 2.9
2000-2001 35,108 2.3
1999-2000 34,293 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Salem-Keizer Public Schools (%) Oregon K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.8 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.2 4.1
Black 1.6 2.4
Hispanic 46.5 25.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3.1 0.9
Two or More Races 6.4 7.3
White 39.1 58.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Salem-Keizer Public Schools had 2,018.07 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 19.24.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 12.50
Kindergarten: 147.89
Elementary: 1,191.95
Secondary: 665.73
Total: 2,018.07

Salem-Keizer Public Schools employed 5.00 district administrators and 103.05 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 709.60
School Administrators: 103.05
School Administrative Support: 465.99
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 1,107.01
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 16.74
Total Guidance Counselors: 113.30
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 8.00
Library/Media Support: 58.72
Student Support Services: 120.17
Other Support Services: 406.25


Schools

Salem-Keizer Public Schools operates 65 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Auburn Elementary School596KG-5
Battle Creek Elementary School442KG-5
Brush College Elementary School265KG-5
Bush Elementary School252KG-5
Candalaria Elementary School285KG-5
Cesar E Chavez Elementary489KG-5
Chapman Hill Elementary School354KG-5
Claggett Creek Middle School7856-8
Clear Lake Elementary School334KG-5
Crossler Middle School8336-8
Cummings Elementary School416KG-5
Early College High School1989-12
Englewood Elementary School296KG-5
Eyre Elementary School503KG-5
Forest Ridge Elementary School218KG-5
Four Corners Elementary School362KG-5
Grant Community School454KG-5
Gubser Elementary School408KG-5
Hallman Elementary School356KG-5
Hammond Elementary School461KG-5
Harritt Elementary School518KG-5
Hayesville Elementary School439KG-5
Highland Elementary School294KG-5
Hoover Elementary School386KG-5
Houck Middle School8736-8
Howard Street Charter1866-8
Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School946-8
Judson Middle School7726-8
Kalapuya Elementary School508KG-5
Keizer Elementary School544KG-5
Kennedy Elementary School353KG-5
Lamb Elementary School430KG-5
Lee Elementary School297KG-5
Leslie Middle School7356-8
Liberty Elementary School447KG-5
Mckay High School2,2999-12
Mckinley Elementary School280KG-5
Mcnary High School2,0589-12
Miller Elementary School344KG-5
Morningside Elementary School318KG-5
Myers Elementary School349KG-5
North Salem High School2,1769-12
Optimum Learning Environment Charter School1291-5
Parrish Middle School6746-8
Pringle Elementary School477KG-5
Richmond Elementary School266KG-5
Roberts High School5277-12
Salem Heights Elementary School255KG-5
Schirle Elementary School312KG-5
Scott Elementary School521KG-5
South Salem High School2,3109-12
Sprague High School1,7659-12
Stephens Middle School1,0416-8
Straub Middle School5716-8
Sumpter Elementary School484KG-5
Swegle Elementary School505KG-5
Valley Inquiry Charter School164KG-5
Waldo Middle School1,0356-8
Walker Middle School5816-8
Washington Elementary School363KG-5
Weddle Elementary School347KG-5
West Salem High School1,6669-12
Whiteaker Middle School7326-8
Wright Elementary School397KG-5
Yoshikai Elementary School483KG-5

Noteworthy events

2022: Recall petitions filed against three school board members

See also: Salem-Keizer Public Schools recall, Oregon (2022)

An effort to recall three of the seven members of the Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board in Oregon did not go to a vote in 2022. Supporters did not collect enough signatures to put the recall on the ballot.[11]

The recall effort began in August 2022. Zone 1 representative Osvaldo Avila, Zone 3 representative Ashley Carson-Cottingham, and Zone 5 representative Karina Guzman Ortiz were named in the recall petitions. To get the recalls on the ballot, supporters would have had to collect 16,283 signatures per board member by November 23, 2022.[12][4]

The effort began after the school board voted 4-3 on August 9, 2022, to approve a resolution prohibiting concealed guns on school property. Zone 7 representative Maria Hinojos Pressey voted with the three members included in the recall effort to approve the resolution. Recall supporters said they did not include Hinojos Pressey in the recall effort because they found her to be more responsive to constituents and more willing to question district leaders.[12][13]

The three board members were first elected to the board on May 18, 2021. Avila won the open Zone 1 seat with 45% of the vote against three opponents. Carson-Cottingham won the open Zone 3 seat with 50% of the vote against one opponent, and Guzman Ortiz won the Zone 5 seat with 47% of the vote against two opponents, including incumbent Jesse Lippold Peone.

Contact information

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Salem-Keizer Public Schools
2450 Lancaster Dr. NE
Salem, OR 97305
Phone: 503-399-3000


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Footnotes

  1. Statesman Journal, "Andrea Castañeda named new Salem-Keizer Public Schools superintendent," accessed January 4, 2024
  2. Salem-Keizer Public Schools, "Christy Perry," accessed October 13, 2015
  3. Statesman Journal, "Salem-Keizer schools names Christy Perry superintendent," May 13, 2014
  4. 4.0 4.1 Salem-Keizer Public Schools, "Salem-Keizer School Board," accessed March 2, 2016 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "board" defined multiple times with different content
  5. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  6. Salem-Keizer Public Schools, "Licensed Salary Schedule 2024-25," accessed April 22, 2025
  7. Salem-Keizer Public Schools, "Salem Keizer, Oregon Teacher Salary 2023-2024," accessed February 6, 2024
  8. Salem-Keizer Public Schools, "Licensed Salary Schedule 2020-21 (192 Days)," accessed April 19, 2021
  9. Salem-Keizer Public Schools, "Licensed Salary Schedule 2019-20 (192 Days)," accessed April 19, 2021
  10. U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
  11. Salem Reporter, "Salem-Keizer School Board recall falls short of signature goal," November 23, 2022
  12. 12.0 12.1 Salem Reporter, "3 on school board targeted for recall following concealed carry ban, efforts to remove books," September 1, 2022
  13. Salem Reporter, "Divided school board bans concealed carry in Salem-Keizer," August 10, 2022