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Salem High School
77 Willson Street, Salem, MA, 01970-2829 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Salem High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Essex County, MA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1383 students
% Male / % Female 49%  /  51%
Total Classroom Teachers 115 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 420 students
Grade 10 - 351 students
Grade 11 - 329 students
Grade 12 - 283 students
This School
(MA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:12 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 3% 3%
% Hispanic 33% 11%
% Black 5% 11%
% White 58% 73%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 30% 20%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 6% 4%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(MA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Salem School District
This School's Agency
(MA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 10 5
Number of Students Managed 4,637 students 2,427 students
District Total Revenue $67,995,000 $31,707,000
District Expenditure $66,382,000 $31,191,000
District Revenue / Student $14,664 $13,064
District Expenditure / Student $14,316 $12,852
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
In the News:
  • News in brief (West Salem Coulee News)
    posted on November 20, 2009 at 03:24:03 am
    Here are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.
  • News calendar: Nov. 20 to Dec. 11 (The Salem Gazette)
    posted on November 20, 2009 at 01:22:06 am
    News calendar: Nov. 20 to Dec. 11, 2009.
  • Season of Giving: Communities gear up to help those in need (The Salem Observer)
    posted on November 19, 2009 at 07:35:15 pm
    BY SUZANNE D’AMATO To those of us who live in the Granite State, it’s no surprise that small-town folks have big hearts. With the holiday season almost here, the familiar requests for monetary donations and drives for items of all kinds are being made. The following are just a few examples of how generous donations of money, time and items from the kindness of strangers will touch the lives of ...
  • Family business: football (The Salem Observer)
    posted on November 19, 2009 at 06:50:05 pm
    Three generations of Campbells take the mike at SHS   BY DERRICK PERKINS It’s not love of the game that’s drawn three generations of Campbell men to the high school football broadcast booth, but a bond to each other and their hometown. Bernard Howard Campbell was still playing slide trombone in the Salem High School band when his father, Bernard Milton Campbell, went on air as a color ...
  • Snow Angel flies at Stone Mountain Christmas (Access Atlanta)
    posted on November 19, 2009 at 06:42:53 pm
    Watch out, Pink Pig. Snow Angel, star of Stone Mountain Park Christmas, is gaining on you as a favorite Atlanta holiday character.
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School Notes:
  • Salem High School is a four-year public high school in Salem, Massachusetts. It has an enrollment of approximately 1,400 students and is accredited by the Massachusetts Department of Education and by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
  • The staff consists of a Principal, three Housemasters, two Academic Chairs, Athletic Director, Director of Guidance, five Guidance Counselors and over a hundred teachers. The football team mascot is the Salem High Witches.
  • Notable Graduates
  • Jack Welch, former chairman CEO of General Electric.
  • Jeff Juden, former Major League pitcher, such teams as Astros & Indians.
  • Rick Brunson, 9 year NBA Veteran
  • Scoonie Penn, former college basketball player at Boston College and The Ohio State University, drafted 57th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in 2000 NBA draft
  • External links
  • Salem High School Official website
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (01970)
School Zip (01970)
(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 40,407 people 6,259,314 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 38% 40%
Population Average Age 36 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.2 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $44,033 $49,959
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.9 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 70 years old 55 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (01970)


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% Owning / % Renting 49% / 51% 58% / 42%
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