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Salem

Salem, OR schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map

$1,643 left/mo

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3 bd $1,981/mo in Salem. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule.

Public-school students

64,735

NCES 2024-2025

Pupils per teacher

18.9

3,421 teachers

Districts / schools

15 / 131

Public districts and schools

Beds

1

Usual: studio

Childcare

$0

No kids under 5

Left / mo

$1,643

NCES counts 131 public schools here. 145 are filed under a level. 14 are not in that split, so the two counts are not the same list.

Largest public school districts

12 largest districts in Salem.

NCES 2024–25.

Schools by level

Primary

83

Elementary grades

Middle

24

Middle or junior high

High

32

Secondary grades

Other

6

K–12, ungraded, alternative

145 public schools. NCES 2024–25.

Where the Salem metro sits

Roughly the core of the Salem, OR metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.

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Family of four

2 adults, 2 kids, 3 bd. −$1,018 left/mo. Childcare $1,248. Salem paycheck

NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this

Moving from Salem

Take-home by job in Salem

Pay and leftover for every job in Salem

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