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Salem School District, Arkansas

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Salem School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 851 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Salem School District is a school district in Arkansas (Fulton County). During the 2024 school year, 851 students attended one of the district's two schools.

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

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School board

The Salem School District consists of five members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Karen Coffman
Burton Yarnell2029
Joey Hall2026
Jason Miller2025
Guy Smith2025

Elections

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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.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,256,000 $2,654 22%
Local: $2,010,000 $2,365 19%
State: $6,159,000 $7,246 59%
Total: $10,425,000 $12,265
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $10,227,000 $12,031
Total Current Expenditures: $9,070,000 $10,670
Instructional Expenditures: $5,202,000 $6,120 51%
Student and Staff Support: $834,000 $981 8%
Administration: $893,000 $1,050 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,141,000 $2,518 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,027,000 $1,208
Construction: $195,000 $229
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


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 53 PS >=50 PS 40-59 53
2018-2019 64 PS PS 60-79 PS 40-59 65
2017-2018 68 PS PS 60-79 PS 60-79 68
2016-2017 69 PS PS >=50 PS 60-79 68
2015-2016 63 PS PS 60-79 PS 40-59 62
2014-2015 43 PS PS 40-59 PS <50 43
2013-2014 86 PS >=50 >=50 PS 87
2012-2013 86 PS PS >=80 PS >=50 86
2011-2012 89 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 89
2010-2011 89 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 89

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 55 PS >=50 PS 40-59 54
2018-2019 64 PS PS 60-79 PS 60-79 64
2017-2018 64 PS PS 60-79 PS 60-79 64
2016-2017 72 PS PS >=50 PS 60-79 71
2015-2016 67 PS PS 60-79 PS 40-59 67
2014-2015 48 PS PS 40-59 PS <50 48
2013-2014 88 PS PS >=80 PS 88
2012-2013 86 PS PS >=50 PS 60-79 86
2011-2012 89 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 89
2010-2011 82 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 83

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 >=90 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=95 PS PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS >=90
2016-2017 >=95 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=95 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=95 PS PS >=95
2012-2013 >=90 >=90
2011-2012 >=95 PS PS PS >=90
2010-2011 >=90 PS PS >=90


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]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 851 -2.9
2022-2023 876 3.0
2021-2022 850 0.0
2020-2021 850 1.1
2019-2020 841 -1.5
2018-2019 854 2.8
2017-2018 830 1.7
2016-2017 816 2.8
2015-2016 793 3.4
2014-2015 766 -3.9
2013-2014 796 4.4
2012-2013 761 5.3
2011-2012 721 -0.8
2010-2011 727 -3.0
2009-2010 749 1.3
2008-2009 739 -5.5
2007-2008 780 2.6
2006-2007 760 3.3
2005-2006 735 2.3
2004-2005 718 -0.4
2003-2004 721 -1.9
2002-2003 735 -0.5
2001-2002 739 2.6
2000-2001 720 -1.5
1999-2000 731 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Salem School District (%) Arkansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 1.8
Black 0.6 19.5
Hispanic 1.7 14.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.0
Two or More Races 2.5 4.7
White 94.6 57.8

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 School District had 90.75 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.38.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 4.40
Elementary: 30.18
Secondary: 51.12
Total: 90.75

Salem School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 5.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 7.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 5.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 5.00
Other Support Services: 21.50


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]

The Salem School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Salem Elementary School435KG-6
Salem High School4167-12

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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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