Salem-Keizer School District
| Salem-Keizer Public Schools, District 24J | |
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Salem and Keizer, Oregon United States |
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| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Established | January 1855 |
| Superintendent | Christy Perry |
| Budget | $333 million (general fund) |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 40,282 |
| Teachers | 2,242.18 |
| Staff | 1,552.31 |
| Other information | |
| Schedule | September through mid-June |
| Website | www.salkeiz.k12.or.us |
Salem-Keizer School District (24J) is a school district in the U.S. state of Oregon that serves the cities of Salem and Keizer. It is the second-largest school district in the state with more than 40,000 students and nearly 4,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. It serves more than 172 square miles (450 km2) of Marion and Polk counties.
Currently, the district has just over 19% of its students receiving English Language Learner services, 15% receiving Special Education, 8% in the Talented and Gifted Program, and 59% in the Free and Reduced Meal Program - meaning a high percentage of students are living in poverty.
In 2008, Salem-Keizer high school students scored above the national average on the SATs. In 2009, 65 percent of high school students graduated with a high school diploma.
Salem-Keizer is a growing district with a 6% enrollment growth in the last six years (37,877 in 2003-04 to 40,282 in 2008-09). The district's facilities include 73 schools and programs in 69 locations. The average age of schools is 45 years for elementary, 32 years for middle, and 32 years for high schools.
The Salem-Keizer School Board is responsible for hiring the superintendent, adopting the annual budget, and negotiating collective bargaining agreements with District staff. The seven-person board serves as an advocate on behalf of the Salem-Keizer School District, students and its constituency. All board meetings, except for executive sessions, are open to the public, and time is set aside for public comments. School board elections are held in May as members' four-year terms expire.
Though the district is broken up into zones for which one board member serves a constituency, the entire city votes on every zone. Both the chairperson and the vice chairperson are nominated and elected by the Board.
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