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Salem City School District

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Salem City School District is located in southwest New Jersey. Salem City School District has 2.34 square miles of land area and 0.47 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Salem City School District population is 5,045. Salem City School District median household income is $27,047 in 2010-2014. Salem City School District median house value is $115,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Salem City School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (265 out of 285, bottom 7%) Elementary/Middle School: (509 out of 515, bottom 1%)* Rank: #546
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	5,045 (2010-2014), rank #412
Population Growth	-11.85% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,792.16/sq mi, rank #272
Median Household Income:	$27,047 at 2010-2014—-4.75% increase since 2005-2009, rank #556
Median House Price:	$115,100 at 2010-2014—-5.03% increase since 2005-2009, rank #556
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	2.34 sq mi, rank #402
Water Area:	0.47 sq mi (16.75%), rank #203
State:	New Jersey
County:	Salem County
City:	Salem
Zip:	08079
Area:	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

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Salem City School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

205 Walnut St

Salem NJ, 08079, Salem County

Phone: 856-935-3800

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,213	1,205	1,231	1,172	1,373	1,406	1,424
English Language Learner Students:	7	7	9	8	2	9	NA
Total Teachers:	127.50	131.44	131.00	139.50	146.00	146.50	126.00
Prekindergarten:	28.00	32.00	5.00	4.00	6.00	7.00	8.00
Kindergarten:	2.00	1.00	5.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
Elementary:	37.00	37.00	60.80	64.80	64.00	59.50	15.80
Secondary:	36.50	38.44	49.20	50.70	53.00	55.00	51.20
Ungraded:	24.00	23.00	11.00	14.00	17.00	19.00	28.30
Total Other Staff:	112.25	110.22	106.00	115.50	112.00	64.00	27.50
Instructional Aides:	34.50	30.00	26.00	29.00	32.00	26.00	0.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	5.75	5.75	4.00	8.00	8.00	12.00	14.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	6.00	5.70	7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	2.00	3.00	2.00	NA	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	4.00	4.00	4.00	NA	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	NA	NA	NA	5.70	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	2.00	1.98	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	8.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	0.00	NA
School Administrators:	7.00	8.00	9.00	8.00	7.00	6.00	1.00
School Administrative Support:	14.00	14.00	11.00	10.00	10.00	0.00	NA
Student Support Services:	12.00	14.99	13.00	13.50	12.00	12.30	3.00
Other Support Services:	20.00	19.50	26.00	29.00	27.00	0.00	NA
Student-Teacher Ratio:	9.51	9.17	9.40	8.40	9.40	9.60	11.30

Schools

John Fenwick Academy	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	183 Smith St, Salem NJ 08079
Salem High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	219 Walnut St, Salem NJ 08079
Salem Middle School	Grade 3 to Grade 8	51 New Market St, Salem NJ 08079

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ASK Test
2004	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	46.7%	79.4%
2005	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	53.6%	83.2%
2006	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	55.6%	82.4%
2007	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	55.9%	83.4%
2008	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	58%	86.1%
2009	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	15.9%	62.9%
2010	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	27.1%	59.8%
2011	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	26.9%	63.0%
2012	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	37.1%	66.7%
2013	Language Arts Literacy	3rd Grade	% proficient	29.6%	66.4%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	46.7%	76.6%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	64.7%	82.5%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	73.6%	86.8%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	66.0%	87.3%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	53.7%	86.8%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	38.3%	75.4%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	47.0%	78.3%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	55.1%	78.9%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	60.0%	78.4%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% proficient	62.3%	77.7%
2003	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	28.2%	77.6%
2004	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	43.7%	82.2%
2005	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	46.2%	81.6%
2006	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	40%	80.0%
2007	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	57%	80.6%
2008	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	41.5%	82.7%
2009	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	21.1%	63.2%
2010	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	13.6%	59.7%
2011	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	19.5%	62.7%
2012	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	28.4%	58.5%
2013	Language Arts Literacy	4th Grade	% proficient	28.6%	59.4%
2003	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	27.4%	68.0%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	30.6%	72.1%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	42.5%	80.2%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	50.6%	82.3%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	72.2%	84.7%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	59.3%	84.9%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	43.4%	73.1%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	34.2%	77.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	43.6%	79.3%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	47.6%	77.4%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% proficient	58.7%	78.3%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	30.3%	81.1%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	60.8%	82.3%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	67.1%	83.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	45.6%	85.1%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	78.7%	91.1%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	69.8%	93.5%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	62.0%	90.0%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	67.1%	91.3%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% proficient	68.9%	89.5%
2007	Language Arts Literacy	5th Grade	% proficient	75.7%	88.8%
2008	Language Arts Literacy	5th Grade	% proficient	21.6%	60.0%
2009	Language Arts Literacy	5th Grade	% proficient	16.3%	66.2%
2010	Language Arts Literacy	5th Grade	% proficient	21.7%	63.3%
2012	Language Arts Literacy	5th Grade	% proficient	12.6%	62.1%
2013	Language Arts Literacy	5th Grade	% proficient	20.5%	61.3%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% proficient	73.7%	84.1%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% proficient	50.0%	76.6%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% proficient	38.0%	77.6%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% proficient	45%	79.0%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% proficient	25.0%	80.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% proficient	35.6%	83.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% proficient	30.6%	79.9%
2007	Language Arts Literacy	6th Grade	% proficient	49.2%	75.8%
2008	Language Arts Literacy	6th Grade	% proficient	18.2%	57.3%
2009	Language Arts Literacy	6th Grade	% proficient	33.8%	70.1%
2010	Language Arts Literacy	6th Grade	% proficient	24.4%	65.5%
2011	Language Arts Literacy	6th Grade	% proficient	26.6%	66.7%
2013	Language Arts Literacy	6th Grade	% proficient	24.6%	66.2%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% proficient	61.4%	79%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% proficient	50.7%	72.2%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% proficient	36.8%	71.2%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% proficient	29.1%	72.1%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% proficient	38.5%	77.4%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% proficient	37.2%	78.9%
2007	Language Arts Literacy	7th Grade	% proficient	46.6%	80.1%
2008	Language Arts Literacy	7th Grade	% proficient	38.0%	70.5%
2009	Language Arts Literacy	7th Grade	% proficient	48.0%	72.4%
2010	Language Arts Literacy	7th Grade	% proficient	48.3%	69.5%
2011	Language Arts Literacy	7th Grade	% proficient	26.7%	63.3%
2012	Language Arts Literacy	7th Grade	% proficient	26.6%	61.0%
2013	Language Arts Literacy	7th Grade	% proficient	21.1%	65.2%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% proficient	23.9%	66.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% proficient	32.8%	64.5%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% proficient	42.3%	66.8%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% proficient	27.5%	64.6%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% proficient	16.5%	65.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% proficient	19.7%	63.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% proficient	12.7%	63.5%
2008	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	54.5%	81.4%
2009	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	46.9%	82.5%
2010	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	63.6%	82.9%
2011	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	37.7%	82.1%
2012	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	56.1%	82.2%
2013	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	55.4%	81.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	30.7%	67.7%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	25.7%	71.8%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	30.7%	69.0%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	30.0%	71.5%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	31.3%	71.6%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	29.7%	69.3%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	66.7%	84.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	67.2%	84.6%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	68.2%	83.3%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	48.2%	81.2%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	52.5%	81.9%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	54.5%	79.0%
GEPA Test
2003	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	36.1%	73.8%
2004	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	14.1%	71.8%
2005	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	31.8%	72.3%
2006	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	30.6%	74.2%
2007	Language Arts Literacy	8th Grade	% proficient	38.4%	73.7%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	18.2%	56.7%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	11.5%	61.7%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	30.3%	62.4%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	24.4%	64.5%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% proficient	39.2%	68.4%
2003	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	39.4%	72.9%
2004	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	29.5%	74.7%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	53.0%	76.8%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	57.2%	79.0%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% proficient	56.2%	78.9%
HSPA Test
2003	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	72.5%	80.1%
2004	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	63.7%	82.2%
2005	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	70.8%	83.2%
2006	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	71.2%	83.5%
2007	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	76.2%	85.4%
2008	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	73.4%	83.4%
2009	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	62.3%	84.5%
2010	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	75.0%	88.0%
2011	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	70.2%	89.6%
2012	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	75.6%	91.5%
2013	Language Arts Literacy	11th Grade	% proficient	70.1%	91.6%
2003	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	51.9%	65.9%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	43.4%	70.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	52.0%	75.5%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	53.8%	75.9%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	48.8%	73.4%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	59.2%	75.4%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	37.8%	73.7%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	50.9%	75.0%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	45.3%	75.2%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	46.0%	79.3%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% proficient	42.7%	79.7%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% proficient	60.0%	72.7%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$29,124,000	$23,659		$27,535,000	$23,494		$27,719,000	$20,189
Federal:	$2,852,000	$2,317	9.8%	$2,775,000	$2,368	10.1%	$5,398,000	$3,932	19.5%
State:	$20,840,000	$16,929	71.6%	$19,632,000	$16,751	71.3%	$17,282,000	$12,587	62.3%
Local:	$5,432,000	$4,413	18.7%	$5,128,000	$4,375	18.6%	$5,039,000	$3,670	18.2%
Total Expenditures:	$27,445,000	$22,295		$27,705,000	$23,639		$30,000,000	$21,850
Total Current Expenditures:	$25,634,000	$20,824		$25,791,000	$22,006		$26,456,000	$19,269
Instructional Expenditures:	$14,949,000	$12,144	58.3%	$15,239,000	$13,003	59.1%	$15,963,000	$11,626	60.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,918,000	$3,183	15.3%	$3,729,000	$3,182	14.5%	$3,599,000	$2,621	13.6%
Administration:	$2,367,000	$1,923	9.2%	$2,443,000	$2,084	9.5%	$2,314,000	$1,685	8.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,400,000	$3,574	17.2%	$4,380,000	$3,737	17.0%	$4,580,000	$3,336	17.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$502,000	$408		$653,000	$557		$1,872,000	$1,363
Construction:	$386,000	$314		$465,000	$397		$1,680,000	$1,224
Total Other:	$14,000	$11		$10,000	$9		$9,000	$7
Interest on Debt:	$135,000	$110		$142,000	$121		$148,000	$108

Total Salary:	$14,350,000	$11,657		$14,892,000	$12,706		$15,799,000	$11,507
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$9,625,000	$7,819	67.1%	$10,083,000	$8,603	67.7%	$10,904,000	$7,942	69.0%
Other Salary:	$4,725,000	$3,838	32.9%	$4,809,000	$4,103	32.3%	$4,895,000	$3,565	31.0%
Total Benefit:	$6,158,000	$5,002		$6,063,000	$5,173		$5,708,000	$4,157
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,774,000	$3,066	61.3%	$3,660,000	$3,123	60.4%	$3,470,000	$2,527	60.8%
Other Benefit:	$2,384,000	$1,937	38.7%	$2,403,000	$2,050	39.6%	$2,238,000	$1,630	39.2%

* Salem City School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.