📍 6106 Hwy 205, Marshville, Union County, 28103
New Salem Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Marshville, Union County. The school has 241 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Salem Elementary enrolls 241 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 14 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 216 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
80 of the school's 241 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 74 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
New Salem Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-80, state senate district 35, state house district 55.
New Salem Elementary is one of 52 schools in Union County Public Schools, based in Monroe, North Carolina. The district serves 41,404 students district-wide and employs 2,454 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 241 students, New Salem Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 796 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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