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Reports and Planning
District Data
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District-Wide, 5-Year Enrollment Trends 2025-26 3,373 (4.7%) 2024-25 3,538 0.1% 2023-24 3,533 (1.6%) 2022-23 3,592 0.7% 2021-22 3,568 1.5% Enrollment Trends by School 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Barron 384 373 377 360 Fisk 259 247 272 264 Haigh 148 121 113 129 Lancaster 276 298 294 301 North Salem 366 363 353 352 Soule 263 264 269 253 Woodbury 779 773 762 781 Salem High 1117 1094 1098 1062 -
2025-26 SSD NH Avg. Grades 1-2 18 15 Grades 3-4 21 17 Grades 5-8 20 13 High school comparison not included due to program differences. -
K-12 SSD NH Avg. 2025-26 $19,753 $22,700 2023-24 $19,224 $21,545 2022-23 $18,476 $20,323 2021-22 $17,983 $19,400 2020-21 $17,523 $18,434 -
2024-25 2025-26 White 77.9% 77.8% Hispanic 14.2% 14.3% Asian 3.50% 2.85% Multi-Race 3.05% 3.39% Black 1.35% 1.39% American Indian 0.16% 0.19% -
2024-25 2025-26 SSD NH Avg. SSD NH Avg. Master's Degree 72.4% 61.6% 72.9% 61.5% Bachelor's Degree 27.6% 35.0% 27.1% 34.8% Beyond Master's Degree 0.0% 3.0% 0.0% 3.2% -
SSD NH Avg. 2025-26 16.6% 23.2% 2024-25 16.3% 24.0% 2023-24 15.4% 24.1% 2022-23 14.2% 23.8% 2021-22 16.1% 20.9% -
SSD 2024-25 93.8%* 2023-24 * 2022-23 93.0% 2021-22 91.7% 2020-21 93.3% 2019-20 96.6% 2018-19 95.3% 2017-18 95.3% * No data was posted for 23-24; 24-25 is an adjusted value. -
SSD NH Avg. 2024-25 0.09% 0.36% 2023-24 0.55% 1.11% 2022-23 0.27% 1.33% 2021-22 0.17% 1.48% -
District Reports
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November 20, 2017
The Salem School Board contracted with the New Hampshire School Administrators Association to complete an independent investigation and analysis of the demographic needs for Salem’s K-12 student population. Several similar type reports have been completed through the years with the most recent previous report completed in 2012. The most recent, completed in October, 2017, provides evidence that our school district will have a fairly stable enrollment over the next ten years, with an overall enrollment reduction of approximately one hundred forty students over a ten year period.
Both the 2012 study and the 2017 study are enclosed for the community’s review. Readers will note that New Hampshire’s school age population has declined dramatically since the early 2000’s. Therefore, like much of the southern New Hampshire region, Salem has seen its student population decline with other towns and cities.
School Board and district officials will use the Demographic Analysis and Enrollment Projections study information to plan facility needs and make programming decisions accordingly. One of our immediate decisions will be to address a possible expansion of our full-day kindergarten program and how that will impact our facility needs.
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These reports were presented by the Superintendent to the Salem School Board discussing the progress toward reaching the District's strategic goals:
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Strategic Planning
The best choice for every student; every family; every day.
The Salem School Board is committed to a vision of making Salem schools “the best choice for every student; every family; every day.” After an 8-month strategic planning process—involving community, staff, and parent members—the board is confident the community and the district are moving in the same direction.
"In Salem, we believe that education is a collaborative endeavor—one that requires the collective efforts of our entire community,” Superintendent of Salem Schools Maura Palmer said. “Our strategic plan represents not just our goals and aspirations, but the hopes and dreams of the students, parents, educators, and residents in Salem. Together, we will chart a course to provide exceptional opportunities for a lifetime of success and learning."
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The Salem School Board initiated a strategic planning proposal in the fall of 2011. With a commitment to undertake such an important process, district officials developed a plan to begin the project in August, 2012. A core strategic planning committee comprised of school officials, teachers, and parents established a year-long schedule of meetings and activities to culminate in the adoption of a strategic plan and provide our community with a shared vision for education.