📍 300 Spartan Drive, Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, 70458
Salmen High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Slidell, St. Tammany Parish. The school has 1,216 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Tammany Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 58.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Salmen High School enrolls 1,216 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 58.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 19% White and 8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 808 | 66% |
| White | 231 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 36 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
759 of the school's 1,216 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 670 qualify for free lunch and 89 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Salmen High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 LA-10, state senate district 1, state house district 76.
Salmen High School is one of 55 schools in St. Tammany Parish, based in Covington, Louisiana. The district serves 35,956 students district-wide and employs 2,160 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,216 students, Salmen High School is larger than the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small