Regular local school district · Washington County
Salem Community Schools, IN: schools, enrollment and spending
Salem Community Schools runs 3 public schools with 1,592 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.2 students per teacher is 3.3 lower than the Indiana figure of 15.5.
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 1,592
- Teachers (FTE)
- 130
- Students per teacher
- 12.2
- IN: 15.5 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 500 N Harrison St, Salem, IN 47167
- Phone
- (812)883-4437
- County
- Washington County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1809810
- State district ID
- IN-8205
- Total staff (FTE)
- 303
- School counselors (FTE)
- 6.0About 265 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 4.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.2
Indiana15.5
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,762), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $20.7 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.2 million
- State revenue
- $13.6 million
- Local revenue
- $5.8 million
- Total spending
- $21.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,964
- Salaries
- $11.7 million55.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $14.1 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 6.0%
- State: 65.7%
- Local: 28.2%
Indiana overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 55.5%
- Local: 35.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,964
Indiana$12,675
United States$16,826
Schools in Salem Community Schools
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Bradie Shrum ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 748 | 12.9 |
| Salem High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 492 | 12.6 |
| Salem Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 352 | 11.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Washington County
- East Washington School Corp 1,316 students
- West Washington School Corp 939 students
More in Indiana
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.