Salem High School (Ohio)

Salem High School is a public high school in Salem, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Salem City School District. The school's athletic teams compete as the Salem Quakers in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Eastern Buckeye Conference.

Salem High School
Address
1200 East 6th Street

Salem
,
Ohio
44460

United States
Coordinates40°54′25″N 80°50′41″W
Information
TypePublic, coeducational high school
Established1860
School districtSalem City School District
SuperintendentSean Kirkland
CEEB code364560
PrincipalTodd McLaughlin
Teaching staff33.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment665 (2021-22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.12[1]
Campus typeFringe town[2]
Color(s)Red and black[3]   
SloganLove those Quakers
Fight songQuaker Pride
Athletics conferenceEastern Buckeye Conference[3]
NicknameQuakers
Team nameQuakers[3]
RivalWest Branch High School
NewspaperThe Quaker
YearbookQuaker Annual
Websitesalemquakers.k12.oh.us/highschool/

Since 2006, the building has also housed Salem Junior High School for grades 7 and 8, though it is administered separately from the high school.

Academics

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2021–2022, the school reported an enrollment of 665 pupils in grades 9th through 12th. The school employed 33.00 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 20.12.[1]

Salem High School offers courses in the traditional American curriculum.

Entering their third and fourth years, students can elect to attend the Columbiana County Career and Technical Center in Lisbon as either a part time student, taking core courses at SHS, while taking career or technical education at the career center, or as a full time student instead. Students may choose to take training in automotives, construction technology, cosmetology, culinary arts, health sciences, information technology, multimedia, landscape & environmental design, precision machining, veterinary science, and welding.[4]

A student must earn 28 credits to graduate, including: 4 credits in a mathematics sequence, 3 credits in science, including life and physical science, 4 credits in English, 3 credits in a social studies sequence, 1 credit in fine art, 1 credit in health and physical education, 1 credit in personal finance, and 4.5 elective credits.[5] Elective courses can be in English, science, social studies, foreign language, technology and business, family and consumer science, and fine art. Students attending the career center follow the same basic requirements, but have requirements in career & technical education rather than fine arts. All students must pass Ohio state exams in English I & II, Algebra I, Geometry, Biology, American History, and American Government, or the like.[5]

Athletics

Salem High School's athletic teams are known as the Quakers. The mascots are Quaker Sam for boys' teams, and Quaker Lady for girls' teams.

College Football Hall of Fame inductee Earle Bruce had his first head coaching position at Salem. He led the Quakers to a record of 28–9 over four seasons from 1956 to 1959.[6][7]

OHSAA State Championships
  • Boys' cross country - 1930, 1931, 1993, 2004, 2005
  • Girls' cross country - 2005, 2006
  • Boys' track - 2005, 2006

Notable alumni
Former downtown campus, now used by Kent State University at Salem

References
  1. "Salem High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. "Salem High School". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  3. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved February 17, 2010.
  4. "High School Career and Technical Programs". Columbiana County Career and Technical Center. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  5. "Ohio's Graduation Requirements". Ohio Department of Education. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  6. SalemHistoryMakers.com, accessed November 17, 2007. Archived January 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  7. Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia: National Championship Edition. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
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