📍 3551 Underwood Rd SE, Conyers, Rockdale County, 30013
Salem High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Conyers, Rockdale County. The school has 1,120 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rockdale County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 68.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 20 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Salem High School enrolls 1,120 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 68.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 903 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 125 | 11% |
| White | 43 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
795 of the school's 1,120 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 665 qualify for free lunch and 130 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Salem High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 91.
Salem High School is one of 18 schools in Rockdale County, based in Conyers, Georgia. The district serves 15,342 students district-wide and employs 1,203 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,120 students, Salem High School is larger than the district average of about 852 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large