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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Rockingham County, NH |
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| Total Students |
2304 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
51% /
49% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
134 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 593 students | | Grade 10 - 611 students | | Grade 11 - 568 students | | Grade 12 - 532 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:17 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
3% |
1% |
| % Hispanic |
2% |
2% |
| % Black |
1% |
1% |
| % White |
94% |
94% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
4% |
9% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
2% |
4% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Salem School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
8 |
4 |
| Number of Students Managed |
5,343 students |
1,494 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$43,503,000 |
$16,716,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$43,065,000 |
$16,922,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,142 |
$11,189 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,060 |
$11,327 |
| District Graduation Rates |
93% |
90% |
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- Salem High School is an accredited high school located in Salem, New Hampshire, United States that enrolls students who live in Salem and bordering Windham, New Hampshire. There are approximately 2,200 students. The school is equipped with a library, which contains over 20,000 books, as well as a vocational center. The school offers many unique and different classes, ranging from Astronomy to Television Production.
- History
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The original high school for the town of Salem was Woodbury High School. In the 1960s it was converted to a middle school, and the current building was built. In its existence the school has had one bomb threat and two avoided shootings.
- The school has recently suffered from overcrowding, leading administrators to place portable classrooms on the campus. Windham was scheduled to stop attending the school in 2009, and has completed own high school. The high school for Windham, however, took longer than expected to complete, so that the class of 2011 will be the last graduating class from Salem High to include students from Windham.
- The school has various traditions that include the video yearbook in which many of the students are showcased in one way or another. The Video Yearbook is one of the best in the nation, and has guest starred Jon Stewart, Jay Leno, Bob Barker, Jerry Springer, Regis Philbin, Tim Conway, and many others! Senior Safe Night, the Senior Skits, Carbaret- a marching band fundraiser, A Night of Magic- The Key Club's yearly fundraiser for the Make A Wish Foundation that is also a place to showcase students' talents as the entertainment, and food drives every semester.
- Senior Safe Night started when students decided to camp out at the high school and chaperones were eventually called for when students were believed to be involved in illicit behavior in their tents. It has grown from a student-led initiative to one run by members of the communities—many of whom are parents of children in the high school—who want to make sure the seniors can have one last night to hang out before graduation in an environment in which there are no drugs or alcohol. There are usually door prizes and a massive yearbook signing towards the beginning of the night when teachers are there to wish the students fun on their night in.
- Students
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The student-teacher ratio is 17.2. In 2004 it sent 83.2% of the graduating class to a 2 year college, four year college, or the military.
- A student group publishes Blue Ink, the student newspaper. About 1/10 of the students in the school are in the Salem Blue Devil Marching Band and Color Guard. Last year they came in 2nd place in the regional finals and were awarded the best color guard and the best drumline in New England. The Salem High School Blue Devil Marching Band has brought many accolades to the school and has marched in various national parades including the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Fiesta Bowl Parade, Rose Bowl Parade, and the Citrus Bowl Parade. There is also a winterguard, "Salem Blue". Salem Blue came in 2nd place in WGI World Championships in 2006 and 2009, and has made finals a number of years.
- There are over 45 clubs that students can join. The clubs are:
- Actor's Guild
- Advanced Computer Applications
- After-school Chorus
- After-school Jazz Band
- Amnesty International
- Anime Club
- Art Club
- Biotechnology Club
- Blue Devil Productions (media club)
- Blue Ink (newspaper)
- Book Club
- Challenge program
- Chess Club
- Christians in Action
- Colorguard
- Critics Club
- Debate Team
- Distributive Education Clubs of America
- Dungeons & Dragons Club
- Environmental Club
- Family Career and Community Leaders of America
- French Club
- Frisbee Club
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Game Development Club
- Gay-Straight Alliance
- German Club
- Granite State Challenge
- Health Occupational Students of America
- JROTC Drill Team
- Key Club
- Knitting Club
- Latin Club
- Literary Magazine
- Marching Band
- Math Team
- Media Club
- Muslim Students Association
- National Honor Society
- Outdoors Club
- Peer Tutoring
- Photography Club
- Ski Club
- SkillsUSA
- Spanish Club
- Student Council
- Vocational Honor Society
- Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
- Winterguard
- Yearbook
- Young Democrats
- Athletics
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Salem High School was listed by Sports Illustrated in 2008 as having the best athletics program in the state of New Hampshire.
- The varsity football team made it to the Division I state championship game in 2005 and 2006. The men's varsity basketball team won the Class L state championship in 2007 and 2008. The field hockey team won the state championship game six times between 2002 and 2008.
- The boys volleyball team has a national record 100-match win streak and have won five straight state championships (2004-2008).
- Just recently the cheerleading team has won in New Englands the second year in a row, and on the same day the boys' basketball team won in the basketball championships.
- The school's major rivals are the Astros from Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire.
- External links
- Official Website
- Statistics from NH Dep't of Education
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| About This Zip Code (03079) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
28,115 people |
1,187,256 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
34% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
38 years old
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37 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.7 persons
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$58,090
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$48,957 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.9 rooms |
5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
39 years old |
42 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
78% / 22% |
64% / 36% |
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