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South Salem Elementary School

(770) 787-1330

Physical Address:
5335 Salem RD
Covington, GA  30016
Mailing Address:
5335 Salem RD
Covington, GA  30016

School Information

District:
Newton County
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Newton County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 5
Number of Students:
843

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in South Salem Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Black 53.14% 46.55% 40.51%
White 32.98% 44.40% 45.23%
Hispanic 7.59% 4.48% 11.09%
Others 5.46% 2.03% 3.66%
Asian/Pacific 0.83% 0.80% 2.97%
American Indian 0% 0.25% 0.40%

Genders in South Salem Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.60% 53.70% 51.55%
Female 48.4% 46.3% 48.45%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for South Salem Elementary School

Year 2008 2009
Black 458 448
White 300 278
Hispanic 29 64
Others 29 46
Asian/Pacific 8 7
American Indian 0 0
Total 824 843

Enrollment by Gender for South Salem Elementary School

Year 2008 2009
Male 404 435
Female 420 408
Total 824 843

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for South Salem Elementary School

Year 2008 2009
Total students 824 843
# Eligible for free lunch 365 (44%) 473 (56%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 113 (14%) 106 (13%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 478 (58%) 579 (69%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for South Salem Elementary School

Year 2008 2009
Total students 824 843
Fulltime teachers 55.0 55.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 15.00 15.19
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 18.46 14.16