Best Salem �� High Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 6 private high schools serving 1,818 students in Salem, OR.

The private high schools in Salem, OR include Salem Academy Christian Schools, Willamette Valley Christian School, and Western Christian School.

The average acceptance rate is 90%, which is higher than the Oregon private high school average acceptance rate of 80%.

100% of private high schools in Salem, OR are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

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Top-Ranked Salem �� High Schools (2026)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Blanchet Catholic School

(Catholic)

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4373 Market St Ne
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 391-2639

Gr: 6-12 | 450 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 36 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Livingstone Adventist Academy

(Seventh Day Adventist)

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5771 Fruitland Road NE
Salem, OR 97317
(503) 363-9408

Gr: PK-12 | 137 students Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Salem Academy Christian Schools

(Christian)

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942 Lancaster Drive NE
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 378-1219

Gr: PK-12 | 796 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Western Christian School

(Mennonite)

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(1)

9045 Wallace Road Nw
Salem, OR 97304
(503) 363-2000

Gr: 6-12 | 140 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Willamette Valley Christian School

(Christian)

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(3)

9075 Pueblo Avenue NE
Salem, OR 97305
(503) 393-5236

Gr: PK-12 | 223 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 4 Tuition listed

Outlook Christian School

(Christian)

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(4)

2638 Cascadia Industrial St.
Salem, OR 97302
(503) 371-7393

Gr: K-12 | 72 students Avg. class size: 10 students Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

[+] Show Closed �� Schools in Salem, Oregon

Salem, Oregon �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Adventures Unlimited (Closed 2022)

Daycare / Preschool

669 Vista Ave Se
Salem, OR 97302
(503) 399-1756

Gr: PK-K | 35 students

Bud To Blossom Children's School Of Discovery (Closed 2025)

Daycare / Preschool

5000 Skyline Rd S
Salem, OR 97306
(503) 581-0707

Gr: PK-K | 73 students Avg. class size: 18 students

Crosshill Christian School (Closed 2017)

(Christian)

2105 Keizer Rd. NE
Salem, OR 97303
(503) 566-8520

Gr: PK-5 | 81 students Avg. class size: 13 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Roots Academy (Closed 2025)

Alternative School

1330 McGilchrist st
Salem, OR 97302
(503) 302-9348

Gr: 3-8 | 29 students Tuition listed

St. Mark Child Development Center (Closed 2021)

Daycare / Preschool (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formerly AELC, ALC, or LCA))

790 Marion St Ne
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 588-0141

Gr: NS-PK | 59 students

Overview

This Town (Salem)

This State (OR)

# Schools

6 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� High Schools
Year	Salem, OR Total Schools
2025	6
2024	6
2023	6
2022	7
2021	7
2020	7
2019	8
2018	8
2017	7
2016	7
2015	6

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Student Body:

# Students

1,818 Students

25,387 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� High School
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	303	191	253
2024	297	184	245
2023	282	173	247
2022	260	183	257
2021	231	176	249
2020	238	152	235
2019	218	161	242
2018	219	162	238
2017	247	166	246
2016	254	162	241
2015	215	153	220

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% Average Students of Color

28%

26%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	28%	26%	32%
2024	29%	26%	31%
2023	26%	25%	31%
2022	25%	26%	30%
2021	24%	26%	30%
2020	25%	25%	29%
2019	27%	25%	29%
2018	26%	24%	28%
2017	30%	25%	30%
2016	29%	24%	30%
2015	27%	23%	30%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

144 Teachers

2,354 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	13:1	11:1	10:1
2024	13:1	11:1	10:1
2023	13:1	11:1	10:1
2022	11:1	11:1	10:1
2021	10:1	11:1	10:1
2020	11:1	11:1	10:1
2019	10:1	11:1	10:1
2018	11:1	11:1	10:1
2017	11:1	11:1	10:1
2016	11:1	11:1	10:1
2015	12:1	11:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

52%

67%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	52%	67%	57%
2024	47%	66%	57%
2023	47%	67%	57%
2022	53%	67%	56%
2021	50%	66%	56%
2020	50%	66%	56%
2019	50%	63%	55%
2018	50%	63%	55%
2017	50%	63%	55%
2016	50%	62%	54%
2015	42%	56%	54%

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Average Class Size

16 students

17 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	16	16	14
2024	16	16	14
2023	16	16	14
2022	15	15	14
2021	16	15	14
2020	16	16	14
2019	15	15	14
2018	15	15	14
2017	16	15	14
2016	16	15	14
2015	15	15	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

8 courses

11 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	8	11	13
2024	8	11	12
2023	6	9	12
2022	8	9	12
2021	8	9	12
2020	8	9	12
2019	8	9	11
2018	8	8	11
2017	8	7	11
2016	7	7	11
2015	5	7	10

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Average SAT score

1154

(Out of 1600)

1241

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	1,154	1,241	1,233
2024	1,154	1,236	1,231
2023	1,154	1,248	1,229
2022	1,154	1,249	1,230
2021	1,128	1,244	1,230
2020	1,128	1,235	1,227
2019	1,128	1,235	1,226
2018	1,128	1,241	1,226
2017	1,128	1,247	1,233
2016	1,542	1,461	1,308
2015	1,500	1,507	1,265

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	25	27	26
2024	25	27	26
2023	25	27	26
2022	25	27	26
2021	25	27	26
2020	25	27	26
2019	25	27	25
2018	25	27	25
2017	25	27	25
2016	24	26	25
2015	25	26	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$8,362

$15,166

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	$8,362	$15,253	$17,997
2024	$8,227	$13,298	$17,011
2023	$7,772	$12,435	$16,191
2022	$8,508	$12,327	$15,821
2021	$8,508	$12,175	$15,331
2020	$8,590	$12,161	$15,046
2019	$8,590	$11,857	$14,791
2018	$8,392	$11,060	$14,527
2017	$8,976	$11,277	$14,161
2016	$8,675	$9,925	$13,713
2015	$7,718	$9,293	$13,065

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Average % on Financial Aid

40%

31%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	40%	31%	38%
2024	45%	33%	37%
2023	43%	31%	36%
2022	37%	32%	36%
2021	37%	33%	36%
2020	37%	32%	35%
2019	37%	33%	34%
2018	37%	31%	33%
2017	32%	30%	32%
2016	31%	30%	31%
2015	37%	30%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$1,835

$5,668

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	$2,430	$5,977	$9,714
2024	$2,430	$5,764	$9,498
2023	$2,430	$5,531	$8,890
2022	$3,323	$5,861	$8,717
2021	$3,323	$5,623	$8,472
2020	$3,323	$5,700	$8,370
2019	$3,323	$5,929	$7,924
2018	$3,198	$5,215	$7,471
2017	$3,198	$5,110	$7,202
2016	$2,698	$4,240	$6,993
2015	$1,930	$4,081	$6,822

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Average Acceptance Rate

90%

80%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	90%	80%	79%
2024	90%	85%	81%
2023	90%	85%	81%
2022	90%	83%	81%
2021	90%	83%	81%
2020	90%	83%	81%
2019	90%	82%	81%
2018	90%	82%	80%
2017	90%	81%	81%
2016	93%	84%	80%
2015	93%	85%	81%

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.66

0.57

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	0.66	0.57	0.61
2024	0.66	0.57	0.60
2023	0.64	0.57	0.60
2022	0.63	0.55	0.58
2021	0.62	0.54	0.57
2020	0.63	0.54	0.57
2019	0.63	0.54	0.56
2018	0.63	0.54	0.55
2017	0.61	0.49	0.54
2016	0.62	0.49	0.54
2015	0.53	0.47	0.53

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# American Indian Students

3 Students

252 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

105 Students

1,703 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	6%	7%	5%
2024	6%	7%	6%
2023	6%	7%	6%
2022	7%	7%	5%
2021	9%	7%	5%
2020	9%	7%	5%
2019	8%	6%	5%
2018	8%	7%	5%
2017	8%	6%	4%
2016	8%	6%	4%
2015	10%	6%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

185 Students

1,858 Students

% Hispanic Students

11%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	11%	7%	9%
2024	11%	7%	9%
2023	10%	9%	8%
2022	8%	8%	8%
2021	8%	8%	8%
2020	8%	8%	8%
2019	9%	7%	8%
2018	9%	7%	8%
2017	6%	4%	7%
2016	6%	5%	8%
2015	8%	4%	8%

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# Black Students

23 Students

1,021 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	1%	4%	8%
2024	1%	4%	8%
2023	1%	4%	8%
2019	1%	4%	8%
2018	1%	4%	8%
2017	1%	3%	8%
2016	1%	3%	8%
2015	1%	3%	9%

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# White Students

716 Students

15,937 Students

% White Students

41%

62%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	41%	63%	59%
2024	42%	63%	60%
2023	45%	63%	60%
2022	48%	65%	62%
2021	53%	65%	63%
2020	51%	66%	64%
2019	51%	65%	64%
2018	51%	66%	65%
2017	53%	70%	66%
2016	50%	70%	66%
2015	66%	71%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

3 Students

209 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

711 Students

4,515 Students

% of Others Students

41%

18%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Salem, OR Average	Oregon (OR) Average	National Average
2025	41%	17%	17%
2024	40%	17%	15%
2023	38%	16%	16%
2022	37%	16%	16%
2021	30%	15%	15%
2020	32%	14%	14%
2019	31%	16%	14%
2018	31%	15%	13%
2017	32%	16%	14%
2016	35%	15%	13%
2015	15%	14%	12%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

14 extracurriculars

11 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

8 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private high schools in Salem, OR?

The private high schools in Salem, OR include Salem Academy Christian Schools, Willamette Valley Christian School, and Western Christian School.

How many private high schools are located in Salem?

6 private high schools are located in Salem.

How diverse are private high schools in Salem?

Salem private high schools are approximately 28% minority students, which is higher than the Oregon private school average of 26%.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Salem?

100% of private high schools in Salem are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

Which private high schools in Salem are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private high schools in Salem include: Willamette Valley Christian School vs. Salem Academy Christian Schools

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