Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Oregon, elections

Salem-Keizer Public Schools
District details
	School board members: 7
	Students: 38,818 (2023-2024)
	Schools: 65 (2023-2024)
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools is a school district in Oregon (Marion and Polk counties). During the 2024 school year, 38,818 students attended one of the district's 65 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 1

General election

General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 1

Incumbent Lisa Harnisch defeated Anthony Mitchell in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 1 on May 20, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lisa Harnisch (Nonpartisan)	56.3	25,738
	Submit photo	Anthony Mitchell (Nonpartisan)	43.4	19,876
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	136

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 45,750
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 3

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 3

Jennifer Parker defeated Angelo Arredondo Baca in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 3 on May 20, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jennifer Parker (Nonpartisan)	50.2	22,820
	Submit photo	Angelo Arredondo Baca (Nonpartisan)	49.5	22,518
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	145

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 45,483
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 5

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 5

Incumbent Karina Guzman Ortiz defeated Jason Kroker in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 5 on May 20, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Karina Guzman Ortiz (Nonpartisan)	53.3	24,362
	Submit photo	Jason Kroker (Nonpartisan)	46.5	21,257
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	113

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 45,732
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 7

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 7

Mel Fuller defeated Jeremiah Radka in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 7 on May 20, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mel Fuller (Nonpartisan)	54.7	24,541
	Submit photo	Jeremiah Radka (Nonpartisan)	45.0	20,181
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	136

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 44,858
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 2

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 2

Cynthia Richardson defeated Casity Troutt in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 2 on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cynthia Richardson (Nonpartisan)	51.4	21,413
	Submit photo	Casity Troutt (Nonpartisan)	48.5	20,215
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	69

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 41,697
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 4

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 4

Incumbent Satya Chandragiri defeated Kelley Strawn in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 4 on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Satya Chandragiri (Nonpartisan)	50.5	21,021
	Submit photo	Kelley Strawn (Nonpartisan)	49.3	20,499
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	77

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 41,597
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 6

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 6

Krissy Hudson defeated Larry Scruggs in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 6 on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Krissy Hudson (Nonpartisan)	55.3	22,763
		Larry Scruggs (Nonpartisan)	44.5	18,304
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	102

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 41,169
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 1

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 1

Osvaldo Avila defeated Kari Zohner, Richard Riggs, and Ross Swartzendruber in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 1 on May 18, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Osvaldo Avila (Nonpartisan)	45.0	19,744
	Submit photo	Kari Zohner (Nonpartisan)	40.8	17,903
	Submit photo	Richard Riggs (Nonpartisan)	9.8	4,302
		Ross Swartzendruber (Nonpartisan)	4.3	1,902
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	66

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,917
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 3

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 3

Ashley Carson-Cottingham defeated Linda Farrington in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 3 on May 18, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ashley Carson-Cottingham (Nonpartisan)	50.0	21,832
	Submit photo	Linda Farrington (Nonpartisan)	49.8	21,759
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	106

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,697
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 5

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 5

Karina Guzman Ortiz defeated Michael Slagle and incumbent Jesse Lippold Peone in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 5 on May 18, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Karina Guzman Ortiz (Nonpartisan)	46.6	20,426
	Submit photo	Michael Slagle (Nonpartisan)	46.0	20,141
		Jesse Lippold Peone (Nonpartisan)	7.3	3,186
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	68

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,821
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 7

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 7

Maria Hinojos Pressey defeated Liam Collins in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 7 on May 18, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Maria Hinojos Pressey (Nonpartisan)	51.2	22,264
	Submit photo	Liam Collins (Nonpartisan)	48.6	21,136
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	90

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,490
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 2

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 2

Incumbent Marty Heyen defeated Raul Marquez in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 2 on May 21, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marty Heyen (Nonpartisan)	53.7	16,979
	Submit photo	Raul Marquez (Nonpartisan)	45.9	14,495
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	134

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 31,608
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 4

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 4

Satya Chandragiri defeated David Salinas in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 4 on May 21, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Satya Chandragiri (Nonpartisan)	52.4	16,577
	Submit photo	David Salinas (Nonpartisan)	47.3	14,953
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	106

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 31,636
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 6

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 6

Danielle Bethell defeated incumbent Chuck Lee in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 6 on May 21, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Danielle Bethell (Nonpartisan)	54.0	17,173
	Chuck Lee (Nonpartisan)	45.7	14,536
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3	95

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 31,804
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 1

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 1

Incumbent Kathy Goss won election in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 1 on May 16, 2017.

		Candidate
✔		Kathy Goss (Nonpartisan)

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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 3

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 3

Incumbent Sheronne Blasi won election in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 3 on May 16, 2017.

		Candidate
✔		Sheronne Blasi (Nonpartisan)

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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 5

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 5

Incumbent Jesse Lippold Peone won election in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 5 on May 16, 2017.

		Candidate
✔		Jesse Lippold Peone (Nonpartisan)

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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 7

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 7

Incumbent Paul Kyllo won election in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 7 on May 16, 2017.

		Candidate
✔		Paul Kyllo (Nonpartisan)

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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 2

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 2

Incumbent Marty Heyen won election in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 2 on May 19, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Marty Heyen (Nonpartisan)

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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 4

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 4

Incumbent Jim Green won election in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 4 on May 19, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Jim Green (Nonpartisan)

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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 6

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General election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 6

Incumbent Chuck Lee won election in the general election for Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 6 on May 19, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Chuck Lee (Independent)

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Election rules

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Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Oregon are held on the Third Tuesday in May every two years in odd-numbered years.

See law: Oregon Statutes Chapters 255 and 332

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

Filing deadline date: March 18, 2027
General election date: May 18, 2027

Election system

School board members in Oregon are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

See law: Oregon Statutes Section 255.335

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Oregon are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Statute governing nonpartisan elections governs the election procedures for school district board member elections and prohibits the inclusion of any information or designations on the ballot other than the names of the candidates.

See law: Oregon Statutes Section 255.335

Winning an election

The school board candidates that receive the largest number of votes in the nonpartisan general election are elected to office.

See law: Oregon Statutes Section 332.124

Term length and staggering

School board members in Oregon have four-year terms.

See law: Oregon Statutes Section 332.018

Oregon Statute states that each district must hold a school board election every two years to elect board members to four-year terms. Most districts elect as close to half of their board members as possible every two years.

See law: Oregon Statute Section 255.335

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members in Oregon are elected by voters at large, by voters from zones (sub-districts), or through a combination of the two. Nominating petitions for school board candidates can also contain signatures from the district at large, from voters within sub-districts, or through a combination of the two. School board seats can be nominated from zones but elected at large. School board members are nominated and elected according to position numbers for both at-large seats and by-sub-district seats. School board members are elected at large by default. Zones (sub-districts) for nominating petitions can be established through school board resolution or petition and voter approval processes. Once sub-districts for nominating petitions are established, the school board can also vote to establish that positions nominated by voters from sub-districts must also be elected by voters from those sub-districts.

See law: Oregon Statutes Chapter 332

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The deadline for school board candidates to file nominating petitions and declarations of candidacy is 61 days before the May general election in odd-numbered years. This means the school board candidate filing deadline is in mid-March in odd-numbered years. The filing window is 40 days long.

See law: Oregon Statutes Section 255.235

School board candidates cannot file nominating petitions and declarations of candidacy until 40 days before the filing deadline. The filing deadline is 61 days before the May general election, which means the window for candidates to file opens 101 days before the May general election in early February in odd-numbered years.

See law: Oregon Statutes Section 255.235

The term of school board members officially expires on June 30 following the election of their replacements, which means the term of newly elected school board members officially begins on July 1 following their election to office.

See law: Oregon Statutes Section 332.138

About the district

School board

Salem-Keizer Public Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Mel Fuller	Zone 7	2025	2029
Jennifer Parker	Zone 3	2025	2029
Lisa Harnisch	Zone 1	2024	2029
Karina Guzman Ortiz	Zone 5	2021	2029
Krissy Hudson	Zone 6	2023	2027
Cynthia Richardson	Zone 2	2023	2027
Satya Chandragiri	Zone 4	2019	2027

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Overlapping state house districts

Salem-Keizer Public Schools
Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Oregon House of Representatives District 17	Ed Diehl	Republican Party	26%	4%
Oregon House of Representatives District 20	Paul Evans	Democratic Party	17%	59%
Oregon House of Representatives District 23	Anna Scharf	Republican Party	17%	4%
Oregon House of Representatives District 22	Lesly Muñoz	Democratic Party	12%	27%
Oregon House of Representatives District 19	Tom Andersen	Democratic Party	10%	100%
Oregon House of Representatives District 21	Kevin Mannix	Republican Party	9%	97%
Oregon House of Representatives District 15	Shelly Boshart Davis	Republican Party	6%	6%
Oregon House of Representatives District 18	Rick Lewis	Republican Party	3%	< 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[1]

Revenue
Expenditures

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

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. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."^[2]

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

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[3]

Enrollment
Demographics

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

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[4]

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

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

Salem-Keizer Public Schools operates 65 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Auburn Elementary School	596	KG-5
Battle Creek Elementary School	442	KG-5
Brush College Elementary School	265	KG-5
Bush Elementary School	252	KG-5
Candalaria Elementary School	285	KG-5
Cesar E Chavez Elementary	489	KG-5
Chapman Hill Elementary School	354	KG-5
Claggett Creek Middle School	785	6-8
Clear Lake Elementary School	334	KG-5
Crossler Middle School	833	6-8
Cummings Elementary School	416	KG-5
Early College High School	198	9-12
Englewood Elementary School	296	KG-5
Eyre Elementary School	503	KG-5
Forest Ridge Elementary School	218	KG-5
Four Corners Elementary School	362	KG-5
Grant Community School	454	KG-5
Gubser Elementary School	408	KG-5
Hallman Elementary School	356	KG-5
Hammond Elementary School	461	KG-5
Harritt Elementary School	518	KG-5
Hayesville Elementary School	439	KG-5
Highland Elementary School	294	KG-5
Hoover Elementary School	386	KG-5
Houck Middle School	873	6-8
Howard Street Charter	186	6-8
Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School	94	6-8
Judson Middle School	772	6-8
Kalapuya Elementary School	508	KG-5
Keizer Elementary School	544	KG-5
Kennedy Elementary School	353	KG-5
Lamb Elementary School	430	KG-5
Lee Elementary School	297	KG-5
Leslie Middle School	735	6-8
Liberty Elementary School	447	KG-5
Mckay High School	2,299	9-12
Mckinley Elementary School	280	KG-5
Mcnary High School	2,058	9-12
Miller Elementary School	344	KG-5
Morningside Elementary School	318	KG-5
Myers Elementary School	349	KG-5
North Salem High School	2,176	9-12
Optimum Learning Environment Charter School	129	1-5
Parrish Middle School	674	6-8
Pringle Elementary School	477	KG-5
Richmond Elementary School	266	KG-5
Roberts High School	527	7-12
Salem Heights Elementary School	255	KG-5
Schirle Elementary School	312	KG-5
Scott Elementary School	521	KG-5
South Salem High School	2,310	9-12
Sprague High School	1,765	9-12
Stephens Middle School	1,041	6-8
Straub Middle School	571	6-8
Sumpter Elementary School	484	KG-5
Swegle Elementary School	505	KG-5
Valley Inquiry Charter School	164	KG-5
Waldo Middle School	1,035	6-8
Walker Middle School	581	6-8
Washington Elementary School	363	KG-5
Weddle Elementary School	347	KG-5
West Salem High School	1,666	9-12
Whiteaker Middle School	732	6-8
Wright Elementary School	397	KG-5
Yoshikai Elementary School	483	KG-5

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Footnotes

[1] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[2] 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

[3] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[4] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[5] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

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